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SMFM Announces Cooperative Agreement with CDC
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SMFM Announces Cooperative Agreement with CDC

Washington, DC—The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) has received a multiyear award totaling more than $1.3 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to build capacity and collaboration among maternal health professional organizations and to improve care... Continue Reading

Date posted10/3/2024


Texas Task Force That Reviews Pregnancy-Related Deaths Losing Advocate Role
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Texas Task Force That Reviews Pregnancy-Related Deaths Losing Advocate Role

In September 2022, just three months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and two months before the midterm that would pit Gov. Greg Abbott against Beto O’Rourke, the state of Texas decided to delay publication of a report on pregnancy-related deaths. Nakeenya Wilson was... Continue Reading

Date posted03/15/2024


Pregnancy Experts Applaud Massachusetts Efforts to Reduce Maternal Deaths
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Pregnancy Experts Applaud Massachusetts Efforts to Reduce Maternal Deaths

Budget Provides Additional Support for the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee Massachusetts governor, Maura Healey, signed into law the Commonwealth’s fiscal year 2024 budget on August 9, 2023, which included an additional $350,000 to support the Massachusetts’... Continue Reading

Date posted08/15/2023


Pregnancy Experts Warn, Idaho Policies Compromise the Health of Women and Families
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Pregnancy Experts Warn, Idaho Policies Compromise the Health of Women and Families

As organizations representing healthcare professionals that specialize in obstetrics and women’s health, we call on the Idaho State legislature to reinstate the state’s crucial Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC). State and local MMRCs are widely recognized as essential bodies... Continue Reading

Date posted07/24/2023


Doctors and Advocates React to Release of Texas Maternal Mortality Review Committee Report
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Doctors and Advocates React to Release of Texas Maternal Mortality Review Committee Report

AUSTIN, TX – Yesterday, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee (MMMRC) jointly released a report containing the MMMRC’s findings and recommendations for addressing the state’s maternal health crisis.... Continue Reading

Date posted12/16/2022