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2023 Press Releases & Public Statements 

• August 15: Pregnancy Experts Applaud Massachusetts Efforts to Reduce Maternal Deaths
• July 24: Pregnancy Experts Warn, Idaho Policies Compromise the Health of Women and Families
• July 6: Pregnancy Experts Condemn Indiana Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold Abortion Ban
• April 13: ACOG and SMFM Call on the Supreme Court to Restore Access to Mifepristone
  
• February 21: SMFM Supports Ohio Ballot Initiative to Protect Access to Reproductive Health
• February 11: One of the Largest Studies of its Kind Finds Being Exposed to Wildfire Smoke Increases Risk of Going into Labor Prematurely
• February 11: New Study Reveals Pregnant People Who Deliver Large Babies Are at Increased Risk of Developing Diabetes Later in Life
• February 10: First Large Real-World Study of FDA-Cleared Device to Treat Postpartum Hemorrhage Finds Device Highly Safe and Effective
• February 9: New Research Finds Single Dose of Popular Antibiotic Given During Labor Significantly Reduced Risk of Maternal Death or Sepsis in Developing Countries
• February 9: New Research Finds that People Who Use Cannabis Early in Pregnancy are at Increased Risk of Poor Pregnancy Outcomes

SMFM & MFMs in the News

• This American Life (Oct 21): The Devil is in the Details. And There are So Many Details.
• The Nocturnists (Oct 19): Post-Roe American: Culture of Silence
• Contemporary Pediatrics: (Oct 17): Maternal RSV Vaccines: What Health Care Providers Should Know Right Now 
• The Nocturnists (Oct 12): Post-Roe America: Uprooted
• Ms. Magazine (Oct 9): California Brings First-of-its-Kind Lawsuit Against Anti-Abortion Movement's 'Abortion Pill Reversal' Scheme
• New Jersey 101.5 (Oct 9) First Ever NJ Stillbirth Awareness Campaign is Unveiled
• BNN Network (Oct 6): The Ethical, Emotional Toll of Abortion Bans on American Doctors 
• The Salt Lake Tribune (Oct 3): New OBGYNs are Avoiding Abortion-Restrictive States Like Utah 
• Washington KTVZ (Oct 3): Senate Unanimously Passes Merkley-Cassidy Bill to Address ‘Silent Stillbirth Crisis’
• New York Times (Sept 6): As Abortion Laws Drive Obstetricians From Red States, Maternity Care Suffers
• Indianapolis Star: (Sept 1): Indiana is the Crossroads of America's Abortion Debate and Our Future is Bleak 
• CNN (July 20): Nearly Two Years After Texas’ Six-Week Abortion Ban, More Infants are Dying
• Yahoo! News (July 19): Report Shows Tennessee Black Women 2.5 Times More Likely To Die from Pregnancy-Related Causes
• Yahoo! News UK and Ireland (July 16): It's Demoralizing': Idaho Abortion Ban Takes Toll on Medical Providers 
• Post-Tribune-Chicago Tribune (July 13): Pence Would Ban Abortions when Pregnancies Aren't Viable
• Des Moines Register (July 11): We Are Healthcare Provider: An Abortion Ban Will Harm Our Patients
• CNN US (July 7): Kentucky Couple 'Furious' State Abortion Laws Meant They Couldn't Hold their Daughter to Say Goodbye
• Yahoo! News (June 30):  Strict Abortion Laws are Driving an Exodus of Women's Health Specialists
• Ohio Capitol Journal (June 27): Medical, Social Work Groups File Support in Ohio Supreme Court Abortion Case
• Meet the Press (June 25): Abortion in America
• Deseret News (June 24): We are in a Maternal Mortality Crisis. How Do We Reverse the Trend?
• Salon (June 24): An Ohio High-Risk OBGYN on Abortion Fears Come True and Life One Year Post Dobbs 
  
• New Republic (June 23): The End of Roe Created Two Unequal Americas
• NBC News (June 22): Doctors Grapple with OB-GYN Shortages Amid State Abortion Bans
• MedPage Today (June 21): A Year Later, Doctors Feel Impact of Dobbs Decision 'Every Single Day'
  
• Washington Post (June 19):  Tori Bowie Death Evokes Many Black Women's Own Pregnancy Crises
• National Journal (June 14):  Abortion Restrictions Have Red-State Doctors Thinking about Relocating
• CNN health (June 14): What is Eclampsia, The Condition that May Have Contributed to Olympian Tori Bowie's death?
• Yahoo! News (June 12): Clinic, Physicians Challenge Revised North Dakota Abortion Laws in Ongoing Lawsuit
• Yahoo (June 2): Logan Brown, A Pregnant Transgender Man, Is on the Cover of 'Glamour' Magazine. 'I Do Exist,' He Says - and So Do Others.
• U.S. News (June 2): What to Do When Tough-to-Treat Lymphoma Strikes During Pregnancy
  
• Yahoo! Finance (May 31): Heart Health is Sub-Optimal Among American Indian/ Alaska Native Women, Supports Needed
• Yahoo! News (May 5): As health care companies look toward A.I., many people are still missing out on basic services
• Yahoo! News (May 5): Black maternal mortality rates have spiked. Here’s why, according to experts.
• ProPublica (May 3): What You Need to Know About Stillbirths
• CNN (May 2): Because of Florida abortion laws, she carried her baby to term knowing he would die
• Kaiser Health News (May 1): After Idaho’s Strict Abortion Ban, OB-GYNs Stage a Quick Exodus
• Yahoo! News (May 1): Q&A with Dr. Carolina Reyes, wife of health secretary Xavier Becerra, on disparities in health care
• MD Edge (May 1): Experts outline comprehensive preeclampsia prevention strategy
• MSNBC (April 30): Obstetrician leaves Idaho after state enacts one of the nation's most extreme abortion bans
• The New Republic (April 28): Why Banning Mifepristone Will Hurt More Women Than You Think
• Stat News (April 28): To prevent preeclampsia, experts push for broader blood pressure testing at home
• Nebraska Examiner (April 27): Nebraska abortion ban tied to cardiac activity falls one vote short; 20-week limit remains intact
• News from the States (April 26): Residency programs and medical practices drew them to Tennessee. Then came Dobbs.
  
• HuffPost (April 26): 'Immense And Needless Suffering': Idaho’s Abortion Ban Is Creating A Crisis Of Care
• Parents (April 24): What Does the Umbilical Cord Do?
• Yahoo! News (April 19): Prenatal depression may be linked to cardiovascular disease after childbirth
• Time (April 19): Florida's Six-Week Abortion Ban Would Limit Access Across the South
• Parents (April 19): Can You Take Tylenol While Pregnant?
• NPR (April 18): COVID during pregnancy may alter brain development in boys
• ABC News (April 17): 'Something's got to change': Experts sound alarm on dangers of US maternity care shortage
• Prevention (April 16): 5 Myths About Pregnancy We All Need to Stop Believing
• PBS (April 15): U.S. sees concerning rise in STIs, congenital syphilis with no signs of slowing
• Yahoo! News (April 14): The Supreme Court Put A Five-Day Pause On Upcoming Restrictions To Abortion Medication
• Bloomberg Law (April 14): Abortion Pill Prescribers Are Uncertain With New Court Order
• Romper (April 14): Can You Take Tylenol While Pregnant?
• FOX13 Tampa Bay (April 13): Florida medical students fear lack of training under 6-week abortion ban, seek schooling in other states
• Washington Post (April 13): Unpacking the flawed science cited in the Texas abortion pill ruling
• The North Platte Telegraph (April 12): Some Nebraska doctors fear ‘collateral damage’ from proposed near-total abortion ban
• U.S. News & World Report (April 12): No Sign Mild COVID in Pregnancy Can Harm Infant Brain
• Pennsylvania Capital-Star (April 7): Physicians react to ruling placing abortion pill use in jeopardy
• KUSA Denver (April 7): Doctor leaves Tennessee for Colorado over abortion ban
• Idaho Capital Sun (April 7): Survey shows Idaho’s maternal health doctors are leaving the state, or soon will
• CNN (April 7): Maternity units are closing across America, forcing expectant mothers to hit the road
• CNN (April 6): Life-threatening pregnancy and childbirth risks can vary depending on where you live, study finds
• Yahoo! News (April 2): 283 Missouri medical professionals: Restricting abortion care is wrong and un-American | Opinion
• Washington Post (April 1): The tragic, preventable reasons syphilis is surging among U.S. infants
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (March 30): Will Wisconsin become the next state to expand Medicaid benefits for new mothers?
• Salon (March 30): Why "born alive" bills like Kansas' are a ruse designed to spread abortion misinformation
• Flathead Beacon (March 30): Doctors Warn Abortion Bill Would Restrict Montana Obstetric Care
• Idaho Capitol Sun (March 29): Idaho legislators pass contentious bill that adds clarification language to abortion ban
• U.S. News & World Report (March 29): Could COVID in Pregnancy Raise Odds for Obese Kids?
• NPR (March 28): The simple intervention that may keep Black moms healthier
• Yahoo! News (March 27): How to Navigate Pregnancy with Lupus
• U.S. News & World Report (March 27): COVID in Pregnancy Might Raise Odds for Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Sons: Study
• Medscape (March 24): Forceps May Help Moms With Obesity Avoid Cesareans
• Texas Observer (March 23): Abortion Laws Stand Between Pregnant Texans and the Care They Need
• North Carolina Health News (March 23): NC doctors walk the halls of General Assembly to oppose more abortion limits
• News From the States (March 22): North Carolina’s existing abortion restrictions harm patients, doctors say
• Flatwater Free Press (March 22): Doctor fear: Will abortion ban “chilling effect” harm patient care?
• Yahoo! News (March 21): What's an inverted uterus? Here's what you need to know about 'one of the most serious complications of childbirth.'
• Slate (March 21): “You Know What? I’m Not Doing This Anymore.”
• ABC News (March 20): Texas abortion law means woman has to continue pregnancy despite fatal anomaly
• Chattanooga Times Free Press (March 18): Tennessee lawmakers close in on changes to abortion ban as doctors get organized or get fed up
• Romper (March 17): We Can Stop Asking If Covid Vaccines Are Safe During Pregnancy
• The Cut (March 17): How Dobbs Upended Med Students’ Futures
• New York Times (March 16): All-or-Nothing Abortion Politics Will Leave Women With Nothing
  
• Scripps News (March 16): Maternal death rates increasing, new statistics show
• Kaiser Health News (March 16): The US Remains a Grim Leader in Preterm Births. Why? And Can We Fix It?
• CNN (March 16): US maternal death rate rose sharply in 2021, CDC data shows, and experts worry the problem is getting worse
• Science News (March 16): Maternal deaths in the U.S. keep climbing
• Good Morning America (March 16): Maternal mortality rates increased in 2021, highest in Black women
• New York Times (March 16): Covid Worsened a Health Crisis Among Pregnant Women
• NPR (March 15): The U.S. has a high rate of preterm births, and abortion bans could make that worse
• MD Edge (March 14): Opioid overdose is an important cause of postpartum death
• ProPublica (March 14): Doctors Warned Her Pregnancy Could Kill Her. Then Tennessee Outlawed Abortion.
• Texas Observer (March 13): Abortion Training in Texas is Vanishing
• Healthline (March 13): Why This FDA-Approved Drug for Pre-Term Birth is being Pulled From the Market
• Inverse (March 9): Breastmilk Can Boost the Microbiomes of C-section Babies, New Research Shows
• Fort Worth Report (March 6): Heart disease linked to high rate of pregnancy deaths. Most are preventable
• Yahoo! News (March 2): High-risk obstetrician: NC abortion law is forcing me to provide dangerous care | Opinion
• The Tennessean (March 2): Tennessee abortion ban: Doctors decry law as changes debated
• Scientific American (March 1): New Test Predicts a Life-Threatening Pregnancy Disorder
• Minnesota Public Radio (February 28): The reality of later-in-pregnancy abortion is more complex than MN debate lets on
• HealthDay News (February 27): Pregnancy Outcomes Worse for Young Versus Older Adolescents
• Salon (February 26): More people over 45 are getting pregnant — and abortion laws aren't ready for the complications
• Omaha World-Herald (February 26): 'How sick do we let people get?' Doctors, supporters at odds over Nebraska abortion bill's reach
• Missoulian (February 26): Abortion bills heard in rush to midway point of Legislature
• Indy Weed (February 26): Doctors Urge Lawmakers Not to Limit Abortion Further
• ProPublica (February 24): Tennessee Lobbyists Oppose New Lifesaving Exceptions in Abortion Ban
• News from the States (February 23): Doctors recount ‘heart-wrenching’ stories in new study on medical care post-Roe
• The Salt Lake Tribune (February 23): ‘The stuff of war crimes’: Lawmaker objects that mental illness left out of exceptions in Utah’s latest abortion bill
• Associated Press (February 22): Doctors urge NC lawmakers to oppose new abortion limits
• CBS17 Raleigh (February 22): Doctors to NC lawmakers: Restricting abortion more puts patients at risk, causes fear for clinicians
• Mississippi Today (February 22): ‘Mississippi moms can’t wait.’ Doctors urge legislators to extend postpartum coverage
• Magnolia Tribune (February 22): Mississippi State Medical Assoc. advocates for postpartum Medicaid expansion
• Fairfield Sun Times (February 22): Abortion bills heard, including to require prior authorization for Medicaid patients
• The Guardian (February 22): 'I cried with her': the diary of a doctor navigating a total abortion ban
  
• MedPage Today (February 22): Postpartum Urinary Retention: Intermittent Catheterization May Be Best
• Healthline (February 21): What Happens if This Common Abortion Pill Gets Banned?
• HealthDay News (February 21): Early Pregnancy Cannabis Exposure Tied to Adverse Pregnancy 
• HealthDay News (February 17): Risk for Prediabetes, Diabetes Increased for Those Delivering Large Infants
• HealthDay News (February 17): Intrauterine Vacuum-Induced Hemorrhage Control Device Safe
• US News & World Report (February 17): Complication Risks Rise in Pregnancies Among the Very Young
• Idaho Statesman (February 16): Opinion: I’m a maternal-health doctor, and I’m leaving Idaho because of restrictive abortion ban
• Health (February 16): Study: Common Pregnancy Complications Could Increase Risk of Heart Disease for Decades
• Salon (February 15): A new post-Roe reality: What will medical abortion look like if Trump judge bans mifepristone pill?
• Star Herald (February 15): Eight female doctors are trying to keep abortion legal in Nebraska. Will it work?
• US News & World Report (February 14): Delivering a Plus-Sized Baby Could Be Sign of Diabetes Risk
  
• ABC4 Salt Lake City (February 13): What Women Need to Know About Heart Health During Pregnancy
• HealthDay News (February 13): Wildfire Smoke May Send Pregnant Women Into Premature Labor
• Contemporary OB/GYN (February 13): Large for gestational age births could increase diabetes risk in women
• Medscape (February 13): NICU Use Up, Birth Weights Down in Babies of Mothers With HCV
• US News & World Report (February 13): Wildfire Smoke May Send Pregnant Women Into Premature Labor
• MedPage Today (February 13): Lower Blood Pressure Better in Pregnancy With Diabetes
• MedPage Today (February 12): No Negative Neurodevelopmental Issues With Late Exposure to Antenatal Steroids
• NBC News (February 11): As little as one day of wildfire smoke exposure in pregnancy may raise risk of preterm birth
• Yahoo! News (February 11): One of the Largest Studies of its Kind Finds Being Exposed to Wildfire Smoke Increases Risk of Going into Labor Prematurely
• MedPage Today (February 11): Women With Hypertension During Pregnancy Face Higher CVD Risks
  
• MedPage Today (February 10): Cannabis May Interfere with Pregnancy
• MDEdge (February 10): Antenatal corticosteroids: Fresh answers to old questions
• MDEdge (February 10): More evidence suggests oxytocin can be discontinued early in labor
• US News & World Report (February 10): Marijuana Use in Early Pregnancy Could Raise Risks to the Placenta
• SELF (February 10): What to Know About the Health Screening That Can Save Pregnant People’s Lives
• Medscape (February 10): Vacuum Device for Postpartum Hemorrhage Works Well in Real World
• Contemporary OB/GYN (February 10): Large, real-world study finds Jada System safe, effective for postpartum hemorrhage
• Contemporary OB/GYN (February 10): Azithromycin reduces risk of maternal sepsis, death in vaginal delivery
• HealthDay News (February 10): Azithromycin Cuts Maternal Sepsis, Death in Vaginal Delivery
• ABC4 Salt Lake (February 9): What Women Need to Know About Heart Disease and Pregnancy
• Yahoo! News (February 9): New Research Finds Single Dose of Popular Antibiotic Given During Labor Significantly Reduced Risk of Maternal Death or Sepsis in Developing Countries
• Yahoo! News (February 9): New Research Finds that People Who Use Cannabis Early in Pregnancy Are At Increased Risk of Poor Pregnancy Outcomes
• Yahoo! News (February 8): New Preeclampsia Research Funded to Investigate Genetic Targets to Develop Potential Therapeutics
• WSMV Nashville (February 8): Pregnancy trauma predicts heart disease
• WUSF Public Media (February 8): This doctor says historical legacies of racism affect women's health today
• CNN (February 8): Ohio abortion law meant weeks of ‘anguish,’ ‘agony’ for couple whose unborn child had organs outside her body
• WBUR Boston (February 6): Black women are more likely to get sick and die from pregnancy. A simple medical device could help
• Salt Lake Tribune (January 31): Brett Einerson: Bill would prevent undue suffering of Utah’s parents and children
• Romper (January 27): OB-GYNs Explain the Connection Between Stress & Miscarriage
• Daily Interlake (January 25): Bill allowing for death certificates for miscarriages passes committee after tweaks
• Yahoo! News (January 24): COVID vaccination rates are low in pregnant people. Experts say misinformation is partly to blame.
• Scientific American (January 23): Antiabortion Heartbeat Bills Are neither Morally nor Legally Sound
• Healio (January 23): Preventing maternal mortality: We need data to truly understand maternal health in the US
• Pregnancy & Newborn (January 23): VBAC: Taking Back Your Birth
• Omaha World Herald (January 22): Nebraska physicians speak out against proposed six-week abortion ban
• New York Times (January 21):  Most Abortion Bans Include Exceptions. In Practice, Few Are Granted.
• ABC 8 (January 20): Virginia Republican breaks from party to vote against abortion restrictions, proposes own compromise
• VICE News (January 19): I Helped an 11-Year-Old Rape Victim and Hundreds of Other People Get Abortions After Roe
• Yahoo! News (January 18): Transgender men can get pregnant. Here's what they wish more people understood.
• Romper (January 18): Is Vape Smoke Bad For Pregnancy? Experts Explain The Risks
• Flathead Beacon (January 18): Columbia Falls Legislator Withdraws Mandatory Fetal Death Certificate Proposal After Extensive Pushback
• Clinical Advisory (January 17): Reforming Institutions, Integrating Health Technology to Address Maternal Mortality Gap
• Prevention (January 17): Study Finds Pregnant People With COVID Are 15 Times More Likely to Need a Ventilator
• CNN (January 17): Large new review underscores the risks of Covid-19 during pregnancy
• Washington Post (January 16): Covid during pregnancy increases risk of maternal death, study finds
  
• Bismarck Tribune (January 16): Amendments sought for bill that would revise North Dakota abortion laws
• ABC Boston (January 14): Mass. General doctor on improving access to care in communities of color
• Bismarck Tribune (January 13): North Dakota Legislature to tackle abortion questions as ban sits in limbo
• Billings Gazette (January 12): Opponents line up against rule to require pre-authorization, limit who can provide abortions
• Montana Free Press (January 12): Dozens testify against new rules for Medicaid-eligible abortions
• Parents (January 12): What Dealing With Fetal Growth Restriction Was Like
• Contemporary OB/GYN (January 10): Who needs a fetal echocardiogram?
• Healthline (January 9): Can You Access Abortion Pills at Your Local Pharmacy? What to Know Right Now
• WABE Atlanta (January 6): Georgia may not see expanded access to abortion pills despite FDA rule change
• San Antonio Report (January 5): San Antonio obstetrician: Abortion ban complicates high-risk pregnancy care

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