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By Brenna L. Hughes, MD, MSc, and Naima T. Joseph, MD In late February 2025, the first confirmed measles-related death in the United States in a decade was reported when an unvaccinated school-aged child in West Texas died. A second measles-related death of a child in Texas is under... Continue Reading
Media Contact:Karen Addis, APRkaren@addispr.com+1 (301) 787-2394 One of the Largest Studies of its Kind Finds Early Intervention with Iron Delivered Intravenously During Pregnancy is a Safe and Effective Treatment for Anemia Denver, Colo. ― Anemia during pregnancy is a common occurrence and... Continue Reading
Media Contact:Karen Addis, APRkaren@addispr.com+1 (301) 787-2394 New National Study Finds Homicide and Suicide is the #1 Cause of Maternal Death in the U.S. Denver, Colo. ― In the medical community, research has traditionally focused on how to prevent and treat the leading medical causes of... Continue Reading
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
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
Ob/gyns working with data scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles have developed an algorithm that can help predict which patients are at an increased risk for severe morbidity from bleeding after delivery. The artificial intelligence (AI) model uses data that clinicians... Continue Reading
A new Israeli study found that when pregnant women near the end of their pregnancy walked around from 2,900 steps during their first trimester to 2,100 to 2,200 steps during the ninth month, they can significantly reduce the risk of having to get the baby by cesarean section. The exercise also... Continue Reading
Learn more about the updated requirements for performing and documenting Evaluation and Management (E/M) Services in this month's Coding Tip from SMFM's Coding Committee. Continue Reading
Authors: The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Coding Committee; Steve Rad, MD, FACOG; Trisha Malisch, CCS-P, CPC. Depression in pregnancy and postpartum is a common and important medical condition affecting many women. Screening for depression and anxiety is recommended by ACOG during... Continue Reading
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
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
Novel Device Offers Care Teams Another Way to Manage this Potentially Life-threatening Condition San Francisco, Calif. ― Postpartum hemorrhage — severe bleeding after childbirth — is a leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide. There have been few innovations in treatment in recent... Continue Reading
