Research in brief: Best practices for GI endoscopy during pregnancy (Medical Xpress)

While gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is rarely performed during pregnancy—accounting for just 0.4% of procedures—there are times when it is urgently needed. A new review by physician-scientists from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, offers experience-informed and, where possible, evidence-based recommendations to guide gastroenterologists in providing safe, effective care to pregnant patients when endoscopy can’t wait.