MFM Case Lists

1. Submit the case list electronically by the published deadline. 

2. Use the electronic forms that can be found in your ABOG Portal. The use of any other form or format is not allowed. A paper case list is not acceptable. 

3. For the 2026 Certifying Exam, collect cases between January 1 and December 31, 2025. If enough cases cannot be collected in a 1-year period of time, the collection of cases can be extended to 18 months or 2 years. However, it may not include cases collected during fellowship. 

4. Not include any case previously used on a prior case list for a Specialty or Subspecialty Certifying Examination. 

5. Have the case list certified by the appropriate personnel of the institution(s) in which the care was given. 

6. De-identify the case list in accordance with the requirements of Section 164.514(a)(b) and (b)(2)(i)&(ii) of the Final Privacy Rule. See this tab titled: Case List De-Identification. 

7. Use standard English language nomenclature. Common abbreviations are acceptable. See Appendix A in the bulletin for  Acceptable Abbreviations. 

8. List the patient only once. If the patient is admitted more than once, you should provide information regarding the additional admissions in the appropriate boxes. 

If you are in a group practice where responsibility for patients is shared, the decision of whether to list a particular patient should be based on which physician had primary responsibility for the inpatient care. However, when asked to perform a consult on an inpatient on another physician's service, that patient may be listed. 

The case lists must include sufficient numbers as well as sufficient breadth and depth of clinical difficulty to demonstrate that you are practicing the full spectrum of MFM. 

All submitted case lists are subject to audit by ABOG to ensure completeness and accuracy. 

Contact initialcert@abog.org with questions regarding case list requirements. 

Case List Categories 

A list of 30 patients (no more or fewer) from the candidate’s practice within each of the three sections must be submitted online. The required number of patients in each category is listed below. Do not list more than the required number of cases, and each patient may be listed only once. 

Non-Obstetrical Complications of Pregnancy – exactly 30 cases  

• Critical care management - 1 case 

• Cardiac, cardiovascular (chronic hypertension) and pulmonary (asthma, pneumonia) - 4 cases 

• Endocrine disorders - 5 cases 

• Gastrointestinal disease or bariatric surgery - 2 cases 

• Hematologic or oncologic disorders - 4 cases 

• Immunological, including autoimmune disorders or transplants - 3 cases 

• Infectious disease - 4 cases 

• Neurological or psychiatric, including substance use disorders - 2 cases 

• Renal disease - 3 cases 

• Surgical burns, trauma, or anesthetic complications - 2 cases  

Obstetrical Complications – exactly 30 cases 

• Multiple gestations and complications including twin-twin transfusion syndrome - 5 cases 

• Placental and cord abnormalities, excluding marginal and velamentous cord insertions - 4 cases 

• Hypertension, preeclampsia, or eclampsia - 5 cases 

• Preterm labor and preterm birth - 5 cases 

• Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) - 3 cases 

• Cervical insufficiency or cerclage - 2 cases 

• Recurrent pregnancy loss or uterine malformations - 2 cases 

• Fetal death - 1 case 

• Antepartum and postpartum intensive care, including massive hemorrhage, obstetric coagulopathy, or sepsis - 3 cases 

Fetal Complications and Prenatal Diagnosis – exactly 30 cases 

• Alloimmunization, immune, or non-immune hydrops - 3 cases 

• Fetal anatomic/ultrasonographic anomalies - 8 cases 

• Ultrasonography of complicated multiple gestation - 2 cases 

• Fetal chromosomal or genetic abnormalities - 5 cases 

• Fetal growth restriction - 5 cases 

• Fetal infections - 2 cases 

• Fetal arrythmia - 1 case 

• Placental, umbilical cord, or amniotic fluid imaging abnormalities - 3 cases 

• Invasive procedure - 1 case