SMFM in the News

• Specialty Medical Dialogues (Dec 30): Interpregnancy Period Critical for Women's Overall Health
• USA Today (Dec 27): Pregnancy Complications? You Could Face These Life-threatening Health Issues Later 
• ProPublica (Dec 12): “Landmark” Maternal Health Legislation Clears Major Hurdle
• The Hill (Dec 11): House Passes Bipartisan Bill Aimed at Reversing Rising Maternal Mortality Rates
• Contemporary OB/Gyn (Nov 16): Evaluation and Management of Polyhydramnios 
• Bloomberg (Nov 1): Caribbean Says Zika No Longer an Issue. Doctors Say Not So Fast
• Deseret News (October 19): Pregnant Women are Largely Left out of Drug Research. Should this change?
• D Magazine (October 2): The Surgeon Who Works On Babies Before They’re Born
• WTOP (September 21): How the Smallest Infants Are Being Nourished to Health
• CNN (August 27): Marijuana Study Finds THC in Breast Milk up to 6 Days after Mom's Use
• MedPage Today (August 22): Mixed Results with Post-Partum Hemorrhage Tx
• Healthline (August 20): Another Study Shows TDap Vaccine Not Linked to Autism
• Contemporary OB/GYN (August 15): Seven Recommendations for Mild Fetal Ventriculomegaly 
• A Plus (August 10): Study Suggests that Inducing Labor at 39 Weeks Could Lessen the Need for C-Sections
• Self Magazine (August 9): How California Cut its Maternal Death Rate in Half
• Becker's Hospital Review (August 9): Induced Labor at 39 Weeks Linked to Fewer C-Sections, Study Finds
• Healio (August 9): Induced Labor Lowers Risk of Cesarean Delivery
• CBS Morning News (August 9): Study Finds New Mothers May be Able to Safely Shorten Pregnancies
• Longview News Journal (August 9): Inducing Labor at 39 Weeks for Healthy Pregnancies may Improve Outcomes for Mothers and Babies, Study Suggests
• Washington Post (August 8): Helping Nature: Inducing Labor Avoids Cesarean for Some Moms
• NBC News (August 8): Choosing to Induce Labor at 39 Weeks Reduces Risk of C-Sections, Study Finds
• STAT News (August 8): Inducing Labor at 39 Weeks is Safe and Linked to Lower Risk of C-Section, Study Finds
• AP (August 8): Helping Nature: Inducing Labor Avoids Cesarean for Some Moms
• New York Times (August 8): Helping Nature: Inducing Labor Avoids Cesarean for Some Moms
• The Atlantic (August 6): Bedrest is Bunk
• She Knows (July 24): How to Decide Whether to Stay on Antidepressants During your Pregnancy
• AMA Wire (July 19): How Medical Residents Can Make the Most of Their Time Off
• Modern Healthcare (July 17): Planned Parenthood Loses Bid to Stall Title X Funding Changes
• Healio (July 17): OB/GYN Society: Changes to Title X ‘Would Turn Back the Clock on Women’s Health’
• Duke University School of Medicine (June 27): Jeffrey A. Kuller Co-authors SMFM Position Statement in AJOG
• KCUR Kansas City Public Radio (June 1): Hard To Tell If Kansas is Lowering C-Section Rates
• Science News (May 31): Guidelines Call for Limits to Whole Genome Testing for Fetuses
• Fierce Pharma (May 21): UCB Sponsors Drive for Clinical Care Standard for Pregnant IBD Patients 
• Healio (May 18): AGA Working Group to Address Myths about IBD, Pregnancy
• Medscape (May 17): Saving Black Mother's Lives
• Healio (May 17): Ten Important Recent Studies about Women’s Health
• CNN (May 14): US Stillbirths and Newborn Deaths Down 11.5%, Study Says
• The Hill (May 12): America Can Be a Difficult Place to Be a Mother
• Medscape (May 4): Lively Debate Over Cesarean Risk after Induction of Labor
• Psych Congress Network (April 25): Postpartum Care Should Begin During Pregnancy
• The Hill (April 19): Maternal Death Rates Keep Rising in US, Raising Scrutiny
• Healio (April 9): New Preeclampsia Screening Method Outperforms Existing UK Guidelines
• Korea Biomedical Review (April 6): Pregnant Women with Severe Morning Sickness Risk Having Low Birth Weight Infants
• Clinical Practice Today (March 13): SMFM Summarizes Guidelines for HCV Screening and Management During Pregnancy 
• Marin Independent Journal (March 11): Many Women Can Have a Vaginal Birth Even After a C-section
• KFYR Bismark (March 9): Study Shows Inducing Labor Reduces C-section, Respiratory Treatments
• The Virginian-Pilot (March 9): A Hampton Roads Woman was Born to a Drug Addict. She's Urging Pregnant Women to Get Treatment.
• Harvard Heath (March 7): Inducing Labor: A Way to Avoid A Cesarean?
• KDKA Pittsburgh (March 6): New Study Examines Health Effects of Inducing Labor for Pregnant Women
• Medscape (Feb 28): Pregnancy Apps: Your Patients Use Them - Are You Up to Speed?
• Ob.Gyn News (Feb 26): Maternal Hypertension QI Initiative Cuts Severe Morbidity by 41%
• Greenville News (Feb 19): C-Sections Not More Likely in Induced Births, New Research Shows 
• The Herald Times (Feb 18): New Study Suggests Induced Labor at 39 Weeks May Reduce C-Section Risk
• Deseret News (Feb 17): New Study Says Induced Labor May Shave Weeks off Pregnancy for Some Moms
• WBUR Boston (Feb 16): New Research Shifts Thinking on Pregnancy Dilemma: Induce Labor at 39 Weeks?
• Contemporary ObGyn (Feb 13): Drug Used for Menorrhagia may Prevent Postpartum Hemorrhage 
• Ob.Gyn. News (Feb 12): TRAAP Trial Looks at Tranexamic Acid to Prevent Postpartum Hemorrhage after Vaginal Delivery
• Medscape (Feb 12): Cesarean Rates Lower with Induced Labor vs Expectant Management
• ObGyn News (Feb 9): Prenatal Betamethasone Could Save Millions in Care Costs for Women At Risk of Late Preterm Delivery
• McGovern Medical School (Feb 8): Blackwell Named President of SMFM
• Healio (Feb 7): Induced Labor at 39 Weeks May reduce Need for Cesarean Delivery
• UT Southwestern (February 6): Should More Pregnant Women Be Induced
• Pittsburgh Post Gazette (February 5): In 'Dogma Challenging' Study, Early Results Find Induced Labor for First-Time Moms may Reduce C-sections
• MedPage Today (February 5): Babies Born with NAS Have Smaller Head Circumference
• Prevent Accreta Foundation (February 5): New Research on Labor Induction Creates Controversy
• MedPage Today (February 5): CSF Inflammatory Cytokines Linked to Perinatal Depression
• MedPage Today (February 4): Torsemide Fails to Stem Post-Partum Hypertension
• MedPage Today (February 4): Educational Tool Boosts Cervical Length Screening
• MedPage Today (February 3): Tranexamic Acid Cuts Risk of Postpartum Hemorrhage
• MedPage Today (February 2): Induction of Labor at 39 Weeks May Reduce the Rate of C-Sections
• Medical Xpress (February 1): Induced Labor after 39 Weeks in Healthy Women may Reduce the Need for Cesarean Birth
• ABP Live (January 31): Researchers Advance the Understanding of Preterm Birth
• Deccan Chronicle (January 31): New Groundbreaking Research on Preterm Birth Sheds Light on Risk Factors
• Texas Tribune (January 17): A Shrinking Number of Rural Texas Hospitals Still Deliver Babies
• MD Magazine (January 16): Spike in HCV Linked to Opioid Injection Hits Adults Hardest
• Lubbock Journal (January 16): Is Texas Doing Enough to Stop Moms from Dying?
• Waco Herald Tribune (January 15): Dangerous Deliveries
• US News & World Report (January 10): Research Related to IUDs is Presented at SMFM's Annual Meeting
• Genome Web (January 10): Position Statement Spells out Fetal Diagnostic Sequencing Recommendations
• ASH Clinical News (January 1): Blood Donating: Separating Myth from Fact

2018 Press Releases & Public Statements

• December 20, 2018: Leading Experts in OB Care Aim to Maximize Women's Health Between Pregnancies
• September 28, 2019: SMFM Responds to the PRGLAC Report
• August 8, 2018: Leaders in Obstetric Care Respond to the Published Results of the ARRIVE Trial
• February 27, 2018: Dr. Mark Clapp Will Study an OB Quality Measure that Aims to Better Balance Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes
• February 20, 2018: Dr. Lorie Harper Will Study Telemedicine to Treat Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Pregnant Women
• February 14, 2018: SMFM Issues a Call to Action: Pregnant Women Must be Considered in Ongoing Efforts to Combat the Opioid Epidemic
• February 1, 2018: Induced Labor After 39 Weeks in Healthy Women May Reduce the Need for Cesarean Birth
• January 30, 2018: MFM Researchers Advance Understanding of Preterm Birth
• January 29, 2018: Low Cost, Easy to Administer Drug May Be the Key to Preventing Maternal Deaths
• January 27, 2018: Leading Experts in High-Risk Pregnancy to Gather in Dallas: Cutting Edge Research and Events to Support the Dallas Community are Planned 
• January 26, 2018: SMFM, ACOG, and ASAM Gather to Discuss Substance Use Disorders in Pregnancy
• January 9, 2018: SMFM Issues a Position Statement with the International Society for Prenatal Diagnosis and the Perinatal Quality Foundation on Genome Sequencing for Fetal Diagnosis