Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Special Statement: Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) update.

The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Publications Committee first adopted the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system in 2013. This document provides an update on the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Publications Committee process for creating evidence-based practice recommendations and describes the GRADE process as it is currently implemented in the SMFM Consult and Guidelines series.