SMFM Press Room
If you are a reporter in need of information about high-risk pregnancies or the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, please contact Kerri Wade 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 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET.
View select press releases, public statements, and news coverage from 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.
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2024 Press Releases & Public Statements
- April 2: Pregnancy Experts Respond to Florida Supreme Court Rulings on Abortion
- March 22: Clinicians Urge the Supreme Court to Protect Access to Mifepristone
- Feb 27: Consensus Statement on Threats to Reproductive and Maternal Health Care
- Feb 14: New Study Finds Black Birthing People Prefer Black Obstetric Providers Due to Experiences of Discrimination and Fear of Dying During Pregnancy or Childbirth
- Feb 13: New Study Finds No Significant Association Between Preterm Delivery and Autism
- Feb 12: New Study Finds Roughly 1 in 10 Pregnant People Will
Develop Long COVID
- Feb 12: New Study Finds Commonly Used Antibiotic is a Cost-Saving Treatment for Reducing Maternal Sepsis, Death or Infection in Developing Countries
- Feb 12: New Study Finds that Pregnancy Complications Can Also Affect Child’s Health Later in Life
- Feb 7: Olympic Athlete and Maternal Health Advocate Allyson Felix to be Honored by the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine on Feb. 12
- Jan 17: SMFM Supports the Use of Extencilline for the Treatment of Syphilis in Pregnant Patients
- Jan 10: Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine to Hold SMFM 2024 Pregnancy Meeting February 10-14, 2024, in National Harbor, MD.
- Jan 9: Preeclampsia Foundation and Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Unveil Visual Patient Experience Tools
SMFM & MFMs in the News
- Ohio Capital Journal (March 28): Key Dates in Mifepristone’s History
- Self (March 27): 3 Major Abortion Pill Myths to Be Aware of Right Now
- Yahoo News (March 26): U.S. Supreme Court Justices Seem Skeptical of Limits on Access to Abortion Medication
- Romper (March 26): OBs are Real Tired of Studies Saying Tylenol is Unsafe During Pregnancy
- MD Edge (March 15): High Cesarean Rates Persist in Obesity Despite Standardized Protocols
- The Austin Chronicle (March 15): Texas Task Force that Reviews Pregnancy-Related Deaths Losing Advocate Role
- Medscape (March 7): AI Predicts Dangerous Complications for Moms After Delivery
- Billings Gazette (March 6): State. Planned Parenthood Argue Parental Consent Law Before Supreme Court
- MSN (March 5): High Step Counts Can Help Women Avoid Complications in Childbirth, Israeli Study Finds
- MSN (Feb 27): Study Finds Black Women Prefer Black Obstetric Providers Due to Experiences of Discrimination and Fear
- Fox News (Feb 27): Long COVID Impacts 10% of Pregnant Women, Study Finds: ‘Take Precautions'
- Miami Times (Feb 26): Why Black Women Fear Being Pregnant in America
- The Guardian (Feb 23): Doctors Shocked and Angry as Alabama Ruling Throws IVF Care into Turmoil
- Med Page (Feb 16): Hypertension, Diabetes in Pregnancy Affects Offspring's Heart Health in Adolescence
- Health Day (Feb 16): Preterm Birth Does Not Appear to Be Linked to Autism
- Bloomberg Law (Feb 15): Doctors Groups Support Abortion Pill Maker in West Virginia Suit
- NBC News (Feb 14): 'I Was Terrified': Black Women May Prefer Black OB-GYNs Due to Fear of Discrimination, Dying During Pregnancy
- Good Morning America (Feb 14): Pregnant People Could Develop Long COVID, Study Shows
- Medscape (Feb 14): Obesity's Effect on Neonatal Outcomes Dose-Dependent
- Yahoo News (Feb 14): Premature Birth Not Linked to Autism, Study Shows
- US News & World Report (Feb 14): Study Finds No Link Between Premature Birth, Autism
- Medical XPress (Feb 14): Study Finds Black Women Prefer Black Obstetric Providers Due to Experiences of Discrimination and Fear
- US News & World Report (Feb 13): Pregnancy Complications May Harm Child's Heart Health Long-Term
- Economic Times (Feb 13): Common Antibiotic May Be Cost-Saving Treatment for Reducing Maternal Sepsis
- US News & World Report (Feb13): One in 10 Pregnant Women with COVID Will Develop Long COVID
- AOL (Feb 13):1 in 10 Pregnant People with COVID Develop Long COVID Within 6 Months
- CNN (Feb 12): Millions of People Have Long COVID, Including Children and Pregnant People, Studies Show
- New York Tomes (Feb 12): Children Born to Mothers with Pregnancy Complications Face Higher Heart Risks
- CNN (Feb 10): ‘Fleeing Under the Cover of Darkness’: How Idaho’s Abortion Ban is Changing Pregnancy in the State
- The Guardian (Jan 31): Rate of US Babies Born Prematurely Has Grown 12%, Analysis Says
- Yahoo (Jan 24): Dallas Woman Who Sought Abortion Invited to State of the Union Address by Bidens
- New Yorker (Jan 8): Did an Abortion Ban Cost a Young Texas Woman Her Life?
- CNN (Jan 8): Supreme Court Allows Idaho's Near-Total Abortion Ban for Now
- MSNBC (Jan 8): Deadline: White House
