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. SMFM staff can direct you to physicians and scientists who are experts in a wide variety of pregnancy-related issues. The press office is open Monday-Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET.

2021 Press Releases & Public Statements 

• Feb 10: SMFM Applauds House Action on Medicaid Extension
• Jan 29: New Study Finds Women Who Develop High Blood Pressure After Giving Birth that Greater Risk of Developing Chronic Hypertension
• Jan 28: New Research Finds Pregnant Women Who Live in Areas with High Social Vulnerability  at Greater Risk of Giving Birth Prematurely
  
• Jan 28: New Research Finds Severity of COVID-19 Determines Likelihood of Pregnancy Complications
• Jan 28: New Research Shows that Pregnant Women Diagnosed with COVID-19 Develop High Levels of Antibodies But Transfer of Antibodies to Newborns is Lower Than Expected
• Jan 27: ACOG and SMFM Issue Statement on WHO Recommendations Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnant Individuals
• Jan 25: World’s Leading Clinicians and Researchers to Discuss Best Practices for Predicting, Preventing, and Managing Preeclampsia
• Jan 19: SMFM Appoints Christina Wurster as New CEO
• Jan 13: Physicians, Midwives, and Nurses Encourage Health Care Workers to Get COVID-19 Vaccine 
  

SMFM in the News

• Washington Post (Feb 22): False Claims Tying Coronavirus Vaccines to Infertility Drive Doubts Among Women of Childbearing Age
• Newsweek (Feb 19): Passing the Responsibility of Vaccination Risk to Pregnant Women
  
• Slate (Feb 10): A Pregnant Med Student Explains Her Decision to Get the COVID Vaccine
• Forbes (Feb 10): ‘Momnibus’ Bill Takes Aim At Reducing Black Maternal Deaths
• U.S. News and World Report (Feb 5): Lawmakers to Reintroduce Sweeping Maternal Health Bill
• Vox (Feb 3): COVID-19 Vaccines are Likely Safe during Pregnancy. When Will We Know For Sure?
• Medscape (Feb 4): Neighborhood Police Complaints Tied to Black Preterm Birth Rates
  
• Chicago Tribune (Feb 4): Breastfeeding Mom Denied COVID Vaccine
  
• Scientific American (Feb 2): Why COVID Vaccines Are Likely Safe for Pregnant People
• Wall Street Journal (Feb 1): COVID-19 Vaccines Leave Pregnant Women in a Quandary 
• Pittsburg Post Gazette (Feb 1): Pregnant Patients Navigate COVID-19 Vaccine Information
• The New Yorker (Feb 1): The Coronavirus Vaccine Presents a Dilemma for Pregnant Women
• CNN (Jan 31): Pregnant Women Should Get COVID-19 Vaccine, US Doctors Say, Despite Conflicting International Advice
• Women's Health Magazine (Jan 29): ‘I’m A Breastfeeding Mom And An Emergency Room Doctor: This Is Why I Got Vaccinated Against COVID-19’
• Ms. Magazine (Jan 29): The Weekly Pulse: Tracking New COVID Strains; Biden Rescinds Global Gag Rule; Vaccine Updates
• MedPage Today (Jan 29): Preventive Approach to C-Section Bleeding Pans Out in Trial
• Philadelphia Inquirer (Jan 29): If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Need to Know about Getting Vaccinated Against COVID-19
• ABC Salt Lake City (Jan 29): University of Utah Health Presents New Research on Pregnancy and COVID-19
• CBS Houston (Jan 28): WHO Advises Pregnant Women to Avoid COVID Vaccine, But Others Say the Choice is Theirs to Make
• Jefferson City News Tribune (Jan 26): What Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women Should Know about the Vaccine
• Yahoo Finance (Jan 28): New Research Finds Pregnant Women Who Live in Areas with High Social Vulnerability at Greater Risk of Giving Birth Prematurely
• CBS Milwaukee (Jan 27): Doctors Discuss COVID-19 Vaccine for Pregnant Women 
• NBC Fayetteville (Jan 27): Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women Contemplate Getting COVID-19 Vaccine 
• NPR (Jan 25): Protect Pregnant Women 'Through Research,' Not 'From Research,' OB-GYNs Urge
  
• CBS 10 Waco (Jan 24): Local Health Experts Urge Pregnant Women to Take COVID-19 Vaccines
  
• Medscape (Jan 22): Upcoming SMFM Meeting Will Highlight Disparities, COVID-19
• Time (Jan 21): With Little Data to Guide Them, Pregnant Health Care Workers Are Stepping Up to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19
• ABC Austin (Jan 18): 'It's About Me, But It's Also About Them' | Expecting Mom of Twins Explains Why She Decided to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine
• NY Post (Jan 13): These Pregnant Healthcare Pros Got the COVID-19 Vaccine
• In Style (Jan 13): The COVID Vaccine Rollout is Leaving Pregnant People Hanging
• MedPage (Jan 13): Pregnant Doctors are Getting their COVID Shots 
  
• ABC Detroit (Jan 13): Is COVID-19 Immunity Shared through Breastmilk? Metro Detroit Doctors Take Part in Study
• ABC Raleigh Durham (Jan 12): Duke Doctor Leads National Push to Study COVID-19 Vaccine in Pregnant Women
• CBS New Orleans (Jan 11): Pregnant Doctor Explains Why She Got the COVID Vaccine
  
• MedPage (Jan 11): Pregnant Doctors are Getting their COVID Shots
  
• NJ.com (Jan 8): COVID Vaccine: Does the Vaccine Cause Infertility? Is it Safe to Take While Pregnant?
  
• CBS San Antonio (Jan 6): Should Pregnant Women Get COVID-19 Vaccine?
  
• The Lily (Jan 5): As a Pregnant OB/GYN, I’m Acutely Aware of COVID-19’s Risks. That’s Why I’m Taking the Vaccine
• Contemporary ObGyn (Jan 4) : Navigating the Annual Pregnancy Meeting
• Houston Chronical (Jan 3): Pregnant, Immunocompromised or Have Allergies? Here’s What You Need to Know about COVID-19 Vaccines

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