What's New
Attention Ob-Gyn Residency Directors
We are now accepting submissions for the SMFM Resident Award for Excellence in Obstetrics. Nominate a resident who best exemplifies the vision of SMFM to improve pregnancy and perinatal outcomes. The deadline to submit a nominee is May 3, 2019.
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Register by May 6 to Guarantee your Space
Code faster and more accurately, and maximize reimbursement with SMFM's next Coding Course in Houston, Texas. MFMs, practice managers, billers and coders are encouraged to attend.
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Managing Sepsis in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Maternal sepsis is a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality and is a preventable cause of maternal death. Read SMFM's new Consult Series on sepsis and listen to the related podcast.
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- SMFM Partners with ACOG and Others to Observe International Women's Day 2019
- National Healthcare Organizations Partner to Oppose the Final Rule on Title X
- SMFM Responds to Senate Passage of the Maternal Health Accountability Act
- SMFM Responds to House Passage of the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act
- SMFM to Host Congressional Briefing on Research in Pregnant and Lactating Women
- SMFM Responds to the Administration's Rule Regarding Insurance Coverage for Birth Control
- SMFM Develops Guiding Principles for NICHD's Strategic Planning Process
- NICHD Deputy Director Position is Now Open
- SMFM Responds to the PRGLAC Report
- SMFM writes to CMS Administrator, Seema Verma, to provide comments on the proposed revisions to payment policies under the physician fee schedule for payment year 2019.
- SMFM and ACOG respond to the published results of the ARRIVE Trial
- SMFM partners with ACOG and other professional associations to support Title X
- SMFM Statement on Congressional Funding for MMRCs
- SMFM Responds to the Administration's Proposed Changes to Federal Title X Funding
- In recognition of International Women's Day, SMFM Issues a Joint Statement Regarding Disparities and Gender Parity
- SMFM Issues a Call to Action: Pregnant Women Must be Considered in Ongoing Efforts to Combat the Opioid Epidemic
Recent Publications
- SMFM Consult Series #47: Sepsis during pregnancy and the puerperium
- ACOG SMFM OCC #8, Interpregnancy Care
- ACOG SMFM OCC #7, Placenta accreta spectrum
- AIUM-ACR-ACOG-SMFM-SRU Practice Parameter for the Performance of Standard Diagnostic Obstetric Ultrasound Examinations
- SMFM Consult Series #46, Evaluation and management of polyhydramnios
- ACOG Committee Opinion #753, Assessment and treatment of pregnant women with suspected or confirmed influenza
- ACOG Committee Opinion #751, Labor and Delivery Management of Women with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
- SMFM Statement: Elective induction of labor in low-risk nulliparous women at term: The ARRIVE trial