Commitment to Health Equity

SMFM’s mission, vision, and strategic direction recognize that success is dependent upon reflecting the diversity of the communities that MFMs serve. SMFM’s advocacy agenda prioritizes health equity and supports policy proposals that are aimed at eliminating health care inequities for high-risk pregnant women. Learn more about our work and get involved. 

• SHARE. SMFM revised its infographic, "Strategies to Provide Equitable Care During COVID-19" to include justice. Use the image on social media, in presentation slide decks, print it and hang it in your institution. (November 2020).

• RECOGNIZE. Each year, SMFM recognizes a member who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership via the Mentorship in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. 

• LEARN. SMFM is committed to building a diverse and inclusive membership and leadership cadre. Learn more about our members and what inspires their work in our new Member Spotlight feature.
  

• READ. SMFM and other national OBGYN organizations issued a joint statement on racism in medicine (August 2020)

• SHARE. SMFM partnered with the National Birth Equity Collaborative to develop a new infographic, "Strategies to Overcome Racism's Impact on Pregnancy Outcomes." Use the image on social media, in presentation slide decks, print it and hang it in your institution. References for the infographic can be found here.  (April 2020)
• SEE WHERE WE STAND.  Read SMFM’s position statements and issue briefs: Telehealth: Opportunities to Increase Access to Quality Health Care and Advance Equitable Maternal Health, Diversity and Inclusion in Leadership and Racial Disparities in Health Outcomes, as well as our special statement, The Affordable Care Act's Foundation of Coverage: Essential Health Benefits are Essential.

• LEARN. We have a committee dedicated to diversity and inclusion in the workforce. Familiarize yourself with the charge of the committee and its members. Members only.

• MENTOR. Use our online Mentor Match to connect with a mentor or mentee across the country. Members only.
  

• ADVOCATE. Use our interactive, online scorecard focused on disparities in maternal mortality to advocate for policy changes in your state.

• LISTEN. Dr. Jasmine Johnson, MFM fellow, discusses her research on racial disparities in pregnancy outcomes on our April 2020 podcast. Listen here:
  

• WATCH. Watch our February 2020 Rally to Prevent Maternal Mortality.