If you are a member of the media in need of information about high-risk pregnancies or the Society, please contact Kerri Wade via email at kwade@smfm.org or phone at + 1 (202) 517-6121. SMFM staff can direct you to physicians who are expert sources in a wide variety of pregnancy-related issues. The press office is open Monday-Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET.

2020 Press Releases & Public Statements

• February 24, 2020: Leading Experts in Genetics and Pregnancy Announce the Creation of a New Consortium
• February 12: Leading Experts in Genetics and Pregnancy Announce the Creation of a New Consortium 
• February 7: Study Confirms Socioeconomic Factors May Not Be the Only Cause of Higher Preterm Birth Rates for Black Women and Women of Mixed Black and White Race
• February 7: Study Reveals Virtual Reality Reduces Pain During Childbirth
• February 6: New Study Shows Pregnancy-Related Deaths in Hospitals on the Decline, Deaths at Home on the Rise
• February 6: Study Indicates All Women Should be Educated After Childbirth About the Signs and Symptoms of High Blood Pressure
• February 6: Women with Low Health Literacy More Likely to Encounter Worse Pregnancy Outcomes
• January 16: Leading Experts in High-Risk Pregnancy Launch a New Program Focused on Reproductive Health

SMFM in the News

• ABC News (March 31): Virus Disrupts Pregnancy Plans, Raises Anxiety and Questions
• Market Watch (March 30): Prenatal Care is Changing with Coronavirus — 9 Questions Answered 
• Wisconsin Examiner (March 25): Abortion is Essential Health Care
• MTV News (March 24): State Legislatures are Working to Ban Abortion Access During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• MedPage (March 24): Abortion Controversy Flares Anew in COVID-19 Pandemic
• WTNH New Haven (March 23): Are Pregnant Women at Higher Risk for COVID-19?
• Yahoo News (March 21): Ohio's Attorney General Demanded Abortion Clinics Stop Providing Surgical Abortions, Calling Them 'Non-Essential and Elective' Amid Coronavirus Crisis
• ProPublica (March 19): What Coronavirus Means for Pregnancy and Other Things New and Expecting Mothers Should Know
• Psychology Today (March 15): Pandemic and Pregnancy: What You Should Know 
  
• Contemporary ObGyn (March 13): SMFM Issues Guidance on COVID-19, Pregnancy
  
• Salt Lake City Tribune (March 10): Every Woman in the Utah Senate Walked Out in Protest of a Mandatory Ultrasound Bill
  
• Wall Street Journal (March 9): Abortion and Access if Complications Arise 
• Doximity (February 18): Remembering My First SMFM: The Man on My Textbook Wanted To Hear About My Poster
• Doximitiy (February 17): An Interview With the President of SMFM
• WFAA, ABC Dallas (February 15): Maternal Mortality and the Importance of Medicaid Coverage
• Napa News (February 14): Depression Affects 1 in 5 Pregnant and Postpartum Women. A Northwestern Program is Gaining National Attention for Tackling the Issue.
• ProPublilca (February 13): The New U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate Fails to Capture Many Deaths
• News Medical (February 13): OB-GYNs Recommend Low-Dose Aspirin for all Patients to Prevent Preeclampsia
• New York Times (February 12): Virtual Reality May Help Relieve Pain During Childbirth
• Fortune (February 12): How Virtual Reality Could Help Women during Childbirth
• Yahoo News (February 12): Virtual Reality May Help Relieve Pain During Childbirth
• Chicago Tribune (February 11): Depression Affects 1 in 5 Pregnant and Postpartum Women. A Northwestern Program is Gaining National Attention for Tackling the Issue.
• AOL.com (February 12): Virtual Reality May Help Relieve Pain During Childbirth
• Medscape (February 11): Fewer Postpartum Opioids Won't Hinder Pain Control
• WedMD (February 10): Virtual Reality Brings New Vision to Health Care
• Medscape (February 10): Wrong Medication Orders Common, Put Patients at Risk
• MedPage (February 9): No Difference in Outcomes with Ultrasound-Guided Trial of Labor
  
• MedPage (February 9): Labor Induction Calculator Cuts Maternal Morbidity Rates
  
• MedPage (February 9): Short Course of Furosemide Cuts Higher Post-Partum BP Rates
  
• MedPage Today (February 9): Obesity Impacts Intrapartum Penicillin Dose for Group B Strep
• MedPage Today (February 9): Preterm Birth Still an Issue for Well-Off Women of Color 
  
• Good Morning America (February 8): Wearing a Virtual Reality Headset Eases the Pain of Labor, New Study Finds
  
• Augusta Chronicle (February 8): Health Literacy Leads to Better Outcomes for Baby and Mom
  
• Medscape (February 7): Women in Labor Sport VR Headsets to Ease Pain
• She Knows (February 7): Study Says Women With Preeclampsia Are More at Risk for Heart Disease
• MedPage (February 7): Study: Mom's Low Health Literacy Puts Herself and Her Newborn at Risk
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center (February 7): Some Tennessee Hospitals More Likely to Prescribe Opioids to Women Following Childbirth
• Wear Your Voice (February 6): For Black and Native Women, Doulas Can Prevent Deaths 
  
• Physician's Briefing (February 6): Pregnancy-Related Deaths Down in U.S. Health Care Settings
  
• MedPage Today (February 6): During Labor, Timing of 2nd-Stage Pushing Doesn't Affect Risk for Pelvic Disorders
  
• Medical XPress (February 6): All Women Should be Educated after Childbirth about High Blood Pressure
  
• Physicians Briefing (February 6): Many Women Readmitted for De Novo Postpartum Hypertension
  
• News Medical (February 6): All Women Need to be Educated about Postpartum Hypertension
  
• Drugs.Com (February 6): Pregnancy-Related Deaths Down in U.S. Health Care Settings
  
• MD Magazine (January 23): The Birth of a New Decade: Will We Finally Improve Maternal Care in the US?
  
• Nevada Current (January 22): There’s So Much Nevada Doesn’t Know about Maternal Mortality
  
• Medical News Today (January 17): What are the Risks of Using Castor Oil to Induce Labor?
• Duke Health (January 14): SMFM Publishes Consult Series on Fetal Anomalies
  
• MedicineNet (January 12): Conceiving Despite IUD Use is Tied to Higher Odds for Pregnancy Complications
  
• ObGyn News (January 10): 2020 Update on Obstetrics

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