Announcing the winner of the John J. Sciarra <scp>IJGO</scp> Prize Paper Award for 2025

The editors of the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (IJGO) are pleased to announce the winner of the Prize Paper Award for the best clinical research paper from a low- or middle-income country published in IJGO during 2025. The winning paper is: Vasquez DN, Giannoni R, Salvatierra A, et al. Maternal oxygenation and fetal-neonatal mortality among patients with COVID-19 requiring advanced respiratory support in ICU: A multicenter prospective cohort study. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2025; 169: 605–613. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.16046. It was published in the May 2025 issue of IJGO. This award brings with it a stipend of £1000, a certificate of recognition, and complimentary access to IJGO for a period of 1 year from the date the prize is awarded. All clinical research articles submitted to the IJGO from low- and middle-income countries that were published in 2025 were considered for this prize. The paper was chosen from 165 qualifying articles. Selection and review were undertaken by the editors, and the Editorial Board of IJGO endorsed the decision. The winning paper is by Vasquez et al. This multicenter binational cohort study of pregnant and postpartum patients with severe COVID-19 requiring advanced respiratory support showed very high rates of preterm birth, medically indicated delivery, and fetal/neonatal loss. Adverse outcomes were associated with maternal severity of illness and mechanical ventilation parameters, rather than maternal oxygenation alone. The study challenges the traditional focus on oxygen saturation and highlights the importance of overall disease severity and ventilatory management in critically-ill pregnant patients. Additional papers that are worthy of special recognition are awarded an honorable mention. While the honorable mention recognition does not include a financial award, each author receives a certificate of recognition and a letter of commendation from the editors of IJGO. The following 11 papers receive an honorable mention: Da-Costa-Santos J, dos Reis Junior PS, Luz AG, et al. Adverse perinatal outcomes of unvaccinated pregnant women with respiratory symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from a Brazilian multicenter study. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2025; 169: 1200–1209. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.70010 de Nadai MN, Martins Linhares MB, de Lima Rodrigues Sisdeli JC, et al. Effects of the immediate postpartum insertion of the etonogestrel implant on the development of breastfed infants: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2025; 171: 1223–1230. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.70291 Li Y, Yan J, Deng Y, Wang P, Bai X, Qin W. Multifactorial construction of low-grade and high-grade endometrial cancer recurrence prediction models. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2025; 170: 816–826. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.70031 Yang Z, Shi X, Wang S, et al. An early prediction model for gestational diabetes mellitus created using machine learning algorithms. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2025; 170: 665–674. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.70055 Tian Y-C, Ding X, Wu J-H, Wang H-X, Dai Y-M. Association between leiomyoma characteristics and perinatal complications: A retrospective cohort study. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2025; 170: 388–400. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.16159 Lan L, Yang L, Li J, Hou J, Yan Y, Zhang Y. Establishing a novel score system and using it to assess and compare the quality of ChatGPT-4 consultation with physician consultation for obstetrics and gynecology: A pilot study. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2025; 168: 1251–1257. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.15934 Zheng Y, Xu N, Chen B, et al. Novel endometrial receptivity test increases clinical pregnancy and live birth rates in patients with recurrent implantation failure: Secondary analysis of a prospective clinical trial. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2025; 171: 382–388. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.70157 Zhang Y-H, Chen L, Zhan H, et al. Specific growth velocity reference charts for monochorionic twin pregnancies. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2025; 168: 783–789. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.15933 Boontor N, Kaewrudee S, Sothornwit J. The effect of an educational video on the immediate insertion of postpartum contraceptive implants: A randomized controlled trial. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2025; 168: 591–597. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.15921 Topcu EG, Kartal DU, Gul Kara M, et al. The need and effectiveness of a national simulation training program in obstetric emergencies from a trainee view. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2025; 170: 1277–1283. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.70117 Yurtcu E, Ozvural S, Keyif B. Analyzing the performance of ChatGPT in answering inquiries about cervical cancer. Int J Gynecol Obstet. 2025; 168: 502–507. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.15861 The IJGO Prize Paper Award was established in 1998 for the purpose of encouraging investigators, especially young scientists, from low- and middle-income countries to submit their best clinical research articles for publication in the journal. IJGO is the official publication of FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics), the primary international organization for the specialty of obstetrics and gynecology. FIGO is dedicated to enhancing the health care of women worldwide. Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this study.