# ACOG Committee Opinion No. 736: Optimizing Postpartum Care (2018)

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## In plain language

A 2018 opinion on postpartum care from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, published in the journal Obstetrics and gynecology. This atlas lists it as a reference only and does not repeat its content.

## Technical summary

ACOG Committee Opinion No. 736: Optimizing Postpartum Care, Obstetrics and gynecology 2018 May;131(5):e140-e150; DOI 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002633; PMID 29683911. ACOG content is identity-only in this atlas: only the PubMed bibliographic metadata (no abstract) was read, so no recommendation, visit schedule or claim is recorded, and nothing is said about what the opinion advises. Whether a later opinion replaces it was not checked.

## Connected pages

- The title names the issuer: ACOG Committee Opinion: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) (`maternal:acog`)

## Provenance

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Last substantive edit: 2026-10-15
Evidence last checked: 2026-10-15