MFMs in the News in 2022

This page collates media coverage of SMFM and its members during 2022. For other years, please see 2024 and 2023. For more information or specific inquiries, please contact us.

• NPR (December 29): Bleeding and in pain, she couldn't get 2 Louisiana ERs to answer: Is it a miscarriage?
• Salon (December 26): "We backslid": Doctors talk about how abortion care changed in 2022
• Healio (December 23): Telehealth may reduce racial disparities in postpartum visit attendance
• Stat News (December 20): Amid dire maternal mortality rates, Congress falls short on Medicaid postpartum care
• Community Impact (December 20): New maternal mortality report highlights disparities, gaps in Texas
• Contemporary OB/GYN (December 20): Recap on reproductive rights with David Hackney, MD, MS
• Mississippi Today (December 19): Mississippi moms and babies are dying. This training teaches first responders how to save their lives.
• CNN (December 18): Opinion: The irony behind this word of the year
• Billings Gazette (December 18): Guest opinion: Montana physicians express gratitude to Governor Gianforte for supporting families in proposed biennium budget
• Global News Ink (December 17): In Texas There Has Been an Increase of 21% In Severe Complications In Child Birth Affecting Black Women
• KVUE (Austin ABC) (December 16): Interview: Texas Rep. Donna Howard talks disparities listed in maternal mortality report
• KSAT TribCast (December 16): TribCast: Texas’ persistent problem with maternal mortality
• Houston Chronicle (December 16): Texas maternal death report confirms alarming racial disparities
• CNHI News (December 16): Report: Texas maternal mortality disparities persist 
• Healthline (December 16): Can Stress Lead to Miscarriage? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Discuss Their Experience in Netflix Doc
• Healio (December 16): Q&A: Advancing maternal age and role of prenatal genetic testing
• The Texas Tribune (December 15): New Texas maternal mortality report shows disparities persist
• Yahoo! News (December 14): Why pregnant women should get their COVID-19 vaccine; a doctor explains
• Washington Post (December 12): Is nursing while pregnant risky?
• ABC News (December 12): Climate change brings health issues, challenges for pregnant women
• Houston Chronicle (December 10): Texas maternal board issues dire warning ahead of state maternal death report
• Romper (December 9): Here's What You Need To Know About Heated Car Seats & Pregnancy 
• FOX 5 NY (December 8): The push to include stillbirth in the NY Paid Family Leave policy
• The New York Times (December 8): The Covid Pandemic’s Hidden Casualties: Pregnant Women
• WWLP Massachusetts (December 7): Pre-term births in United States hit 15 year high
• TODAY (December 7): Flu shot rates are lagging in the pregnant population. Here's why this is dangerous
• St. Louis Public Radio (December 5): Republican Senator files bill to address state’s high maternal mortality
• The Hill (December 1): Physician groups ask court to uphold ObamaCare’s free preventive services
• U.S. News & World Report (December 1): Paxlovid OK for Use in Pregnant Women Infected With COVID
• Hartford Courant (December 1): After stillbirth, undocumented woman organizes partnership to help others find better care
• ProPublica (November 29): After a Stillbirth, an Autopsy Can Provide Answers. Too Few of Them Are Being Performed
• Johns Hopkins Medicine (November 29): Study Shows Paxlovid Can Safely Be Used to Reduce Risk of Severe Covid in People Who Are Pregnant
• Chicago Daily Herald (November 29): Can going to a pregnancy class benefit your health?
• Healthline (November 29): Cannabis Use Is On the Rise Among Pregnant People. What Are the Risks?
• Contemporary OB/GYN (November 28): Disseminated intravascular coagulation among pregnant patients with COVID-19
• TODAY (November 28): When does morning sickness start?
• ABC News (November 23): Cannabis use during pregnancy may harm infants and mothers, research suggests
• Parents (November 22): What Is Multifetal Reduction—and Should I Consider It?
• Mississippi Today (November 21): Mississippi moms and babies suffer disproportionately. Medicaid expansion could help
• Healthline (November 21): Drinking During Pregnancy May Change Baby’s Brain Structure
• Associated Press (November 20): Despite dangerous pregnancy complications, abortions denied
• USA Today (November 17): The rate of babies born premature saw a 'concerning' increase in 2021, report finds
• CBS Chicago (November 17): Number of babies born pre-term in Illinois has been on the rise for years 
• CBS New York (November 17): World Prematurity Day raises awareness around babies born early 
• Healio (November 16): Restrictive abortion laws increase maternal, infant mortality rates 
• Montana Free Press (November 15): How Montana’s LR-131 ‘Born-Alive’ referendum failed 
• ProPublica (November 13): Her Child Was Stillborn at 39 Weeks. She Blames a System That Doesn’t Always Listen to Mothers
• FOX 13 (November 11): CDC: COVID-19 hospitalizations in babies on the rise 
• Stat News (November 10): Legal at one clinic, illegal at another: How abortion bans make gestational age even less precise 
• FOX 2 Detroit (November 9): Proposal 3 approved, legalizing abortion in Michigan 
• Stat News (November 7): ‘We’re sick of watching women die’: In Michigan, doctors rally to protect abortion access 
• Yahoo! News (November 6): Uncertainty over 'Born Alive' bill stokes fears
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (November 4): Doctors seek to join legal battle over state's 1849 abortion ban 
• US News & World Report (November 4): Pregnancy Is Most Dangerous for the Very Young 
• Mississippi Today (November 3): ‘Death at your toes’: A look inside a Mississippi maternity care desert 
• Houston Chronicle (November 3): Physician group threatens legal action over stalled Texas maternal mortality report
• Billings Gazette (November 3): Mother speaks out against born-alive referendum after loss of son
• Mississippi Chronicle (November 3): ‘Death at your toes’: A look inside a Mississippi maternity care desert
• Pop Sugar (October 31):  How Ectopic Pregnancy Got Drawn Into the Abortion Debate 
• Fargo Forum (October 31): Here’s a look at abortion legislation likely to come forward in North Dakota next year
• Rutgers Today (October 31): Why Pregnant Women Shouldn’t Wait to Get Flu Vaccinations and COVID-19 Boosters 
• Billings Gazette (October 28): Timothy Mitchell: Nothing about LR-131 is humane 
• Montana Free Press (October 28): As election nears, doctors, nurses speak out against Born-Alive Infant referendum 
• NPR (October 27): At 18 weeks pregnant, she faced an immense decision with just days to make it 
• Daily Montanan (October 27): LR-131 passage could cause ‘exodus’ of healthcare workers in Montana 
• Jezebel (October 27): Montana Voters Are Facing a Deceptive Abortion Ballot Measure 
• The Guardian (October 26): The Doctors Leaving Anti-Abortion States: ‘I couldn’t do my job at all’
• Georgia Recorder (October 26): Court Witnesses Debate Role of Exceptions in Georgia Abortion Law; Judge’s Decision to Come Later
• CNN (October 26): I’m a Doctor. The Law Shouldn’t Force Me to Hurt my Patients this Way
• Rutgers Today (October 26): Abortion’s Impact on the Midterm Elections
• American Civil Liberties Union (October 25): Georgia Abortion Providers Urge Court to Block Six-Week Abortion Ban at Trial
• Louisiana Illuminator (October 25): Both Sides of Abortion Debate Criticize Louisiana's List of Exceptions
• Jezebel (October 25): Patients and Doctors Describe 'Atmosphere of Terror' at Emotional Louisiana Abortion Hearing
• Los Angeles Times (October 24: Editorial: Michigan Voters Can Show the Country How to Protect Abortion Rights
• Associated Press (October 19): Race Gap Seen in US Infant Deaths After Fertility Treatment
• Time (October 17): ‘Am I a Felon?’ The Fall of Roe v. Wade Has Permanently Changed the Doctor-Patient Relationship
• Associated Press (October 17): Physicians Want Voter Pamphlet Correction on Abortion Bill
• Medscape (October 17): Other Countries Have Reduced Stillbirth Rates. Why Not the US?
• Charleston Post and Courier (October 16): SC Supreme Court Will Take Up State’s Suspended Abortion Law this Week
• Billings Gazette (October 14): Guest Opinion: Health Care Professionals Oppose LR-131
• Boise State Public Radio News (October 14): Idaho Medical Association Passes resolutions to Protect Pregnant Patients Amid Abortion Bans
• Wall Street Journal (October 13): Doctors Struggle With Navigating Abortion Bans in Medical Emergencies
• Kaiser Health News (October 13): Abortion Bans Skirt a Medical Reality: For Many Teens, Childbirth Is a Dangerous Undertaking
• CNN (October 12): ‘Heartbreaking’ Stories go Untold, Doctors Say, as Employers ‘Muzzle’ Them in Wake of Abortion Ruling
• NewsBreak (October 10): Tennessee Physicians Call on Legislators to Reverse Abortion "Trigger Law"
• WLPN, Tennessee (October 10): Hundreds of Healthcare Workers ask Tennessee Lawmakers to Reconsider the State’s All-Out Abortion Ban
• Washington Post (October 8): Pregnancy Complications Spiked During the Pandemic. No One Knows Exactly Why.
• NPR (October 7): Why Childbirth is So Dangerous for Many Young Teens
• Truthout (October 7): Abortion Bans Are Making It Harder for Some Cancer Patients to Get Chemotherapy
• Stat News (September 30): Maternal-Fetal Surgery is not an Alternative to Abortion Care
• CNN (September 22): Ohio’s New Abortion Law Forces Doctor to Fight to Protect Her Patient’s Life
• Contemporary OB/GYN (September 22): SMFM Consult Series 61: Anticoagulation in Pregnant Patients with Cardiac Disease
• Independent Record (September 21): Opponents Say 'Born-Alive' Referendum Will Traumatize MT Families
• FOX2 Detroit (September 20): Doctors Support Abortion in Michigan as Issue goes to November Ballot
• New York Times Magazine (September 14): What a High-Risk Pregnancy Looks Like After Dobbs
• St. Louis Post-Dispatch (September 11): A Pregnancy that Could Kill You in Missouri
• New York Times (September 10): Do No Harm: OBGYNs Weigh the Legal Impact of Abortion Bans
• Ohio Capital Journal (September 7): Ohio Dos Say New Abortion Law Has Them Working Against Oaths to Do No Harm
• Forbes (September 6): Your Guide to IUDs
• Washington Post (Sept 1): Abortion bans are terrible. The debates over them are actually worse.
• New Orleans Public Radio (August 22) : A Woman's Denied Abortion Highlights How Louisiana Hospitals are in Limbo Post-Roe
• CBS 17 (August 18): Duke Doctor Issues Health Advisory for Monkeypox During Pregnancy
• The Washington Post (August 17): Medical Groups, 20 States Weigh in on Idaho Abortion Lawsuit
• Medscape (August 15): Higher Cardiac COVID Risks in Pregnancy Require Team Care
• Des Moines Register (August 13): 92 Iowa Medical Providers: Please Work with Us to Protect Women's and Infants' Well-Being After Abortion Ruling
• The New Yorker (August 12): Why a Life-Threatening Pregnancy Complication is on the Rise
• US News & World Report (August 11): Another Study Shows COVID's Danger to Pregnant Women
• ProPublica (August 4): "God, No, Not Another Case." COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn't Have to Happen
• ProPublica (August 4): How Misinformation About COVID Vaccines and Pregnancy Took Root Early On and Why It Won't Go Away
• Contemporary OB/GYN (August 3): New ICD-10 Codes to Know Before October
• Medscape (August 2): Researcher Revisits '03 Guidance on Monkeypox in Pregnant Women
• The Atlantic (August 1): American Motherhood
• New York Times (July 30): New Risks Facing Doctors and Their Pregnant Patients
• Los Angeles Times (July 29) Doctors in Abortion-Ban States Fear Prosecution for Treating Patients With Life-Threatening Pregnancies
• Good Morning America (July 28): After First Case of Pregnant Woman with Monkeypox in US, What Pregnant Women Should Know
• The Boston Globe (July 27): Charlie Baker is '100% Pro-Choice.' He Shouldn't Veto the New Reproductive Rights Bill
• Salon (July 27): "Barbaric" Texas Abortion Ban Turned One Woman's Pregnancy Into A "Dystopian Nightmare"
• WBUR (July 26): How the Fall of Roe Could Change Abortion Care in Mass
• NPR (July 26): Because of Texas Abortion Law, Her Wanted Pregnancy Became a Medical Nightmare
• Newsweek (July 21): Doctors: 'Chilling Effect' of Abortion Laws Imperils Women's Lives
• NBC News (July 17): Abortion Laws Spark Profound Changes in Other Medical Care
• The Washington Post (July 16): Confusion Post-Roe Spurs Delays, Denials for Some Lifesaving Pregnancy Care
• Mondaq (July 15): The Room Where It Happens: The Autonomy of the Hospital Ethics Committees Post-Dobbs
• The New York Times (July 14): For a Woman in a Wheelchair, Abortion Access Was One More Challenge
• Connecticut Public (July 14): OB-GYNs Speak Out About Abortion, Women's Health, and the Future of Their Practice
• Time (July 14): The Politicization of Fetal Viability
• New Orleans Public Radio (July 14): 'I’m Terrified': Louisiana Doctors Fear for Patients — and Themselves — Under Abortion Ban
• Deseret News (July 13) Uncertainty Swirls Around How Utah Will Enforce Its Trigger Abortion Ban
• The Guardian (July 13): 'At Deaths Door': Abortion Bans Endanger Lives of High-Risk Patients, Texas Study Shows
• Shape (July 12): 6 Common Medical Reasons for Abortion
• Omaha World Herald (July 10): An Abortion Ban in Nebraska Ultimately Hurts Women
• The New York Times (July 5): I'm a High-Risk Obstetrician, and I'm Terrified for My Patients
• KSL Utah, NBC (July 3): High-Risk Pregnancy Specialist Shares Concerns about Utah's New Abortion Trigger Law
• Boston Globe (July 3): Fall of Roe Could Bring 'Catastrophic Consequences' to Maternal, Fetal Health
• The New Yorker (July 2): The Dobbs Decision Has Unleashed Legal Chaos for Doctors and Patients
• WBUR 90.9 FM, NPR (July 1): I'm a High-Risk Ob-Gyn: Abortion Helps Me Save Lives.
• Science News (June 24): 5 Misunderstandings of Pregnancy Biology That Cloud the Abortion Debate
• Public Health Insider (June 23): Is my Baby Ready for COVID Vaccine? Answers for New and Expecting Parents
• ABC News (June 13): Why Doctors Say 'Save the Mother's Life' Exception of Abortion Bans is Medically Risky
• What to Expect (June 1): Should You Get a Booster COVID-19 Shot While Pregnant?
• What to Expect (May 23): What It's Like to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy, According to Moms-To-Be
• The Guardian (May 8): British Scientist Says US Anti-Abortion Lawyers Misused His Work to Attack Roe v Wade
• USA Today (May 5): Pregnancy-Related Deaths Could Rise 20% or More in States That Outlaw Abortion Experts Say
• Yahoo! News (May 5): This is America: Experts Say Abortion Bans Will Impact People of Color the Most
• Scientific American (May 4): What the Supreme Court Should Know About Abortion Care 
• Yahoo! Life (May 3): People of Color, the Poor, and Other Marginalized People to Bear the Brunt if Roe v. Wade is Overturned  
• Yahoo! News (May 3): Everything to Know About the Abortion Pill
• MedScape (March 21): mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Show No Impact on IVF Success Rates
• News Moms Need (March 17): 5 Myths About COVID-19 Vaccines and Pregnancy 
• Dental Tribune (March 11): Simple and Inexpensive - Xylitol Chewing Gum Reduced Preterm Births in Research
• Contemporary OB/GYN (March 9): SMFM Consult Series #60: Management of Pregnancies Resulting From IVF
• CNET News (March 9): What to Know About Getting the COVID Vaccine During Pregnancy 
• Romper (March 7): Chewing Gum Might Help Reduce Preterm Labor, Study Finds
• Tampa Bay Times (March 3): Why Pregnant People Were Left Behind by the COVID Vaccine Drive
• Salon (March 1): Why Pregnant People Were Left Behind While Vaccines Moved at 'Warp Speed' to Help the Masses
• Medical XPress (February 24): COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Studying Racial Disparities and Adverse Birth Outcomes
• Romper (February 24): New CDC Report Shows Maternal Deaths Rose Sharply in the First Year of the Pandemic
• Yahoo! Lifestyle (February 24): Pregnancy-Related Deaths of Black People Drives Increase in 2020, CDC Study Shows
• Medscape (February 24): Why Pregnant People Were Left Behind While Vaccines Moved at 'Warp Speed' to Help the Masses
• Medscape (February 22): Obstetric Care for Gender Diverse Patients
• Medscape (February 8): Vaginal Progesterone for Preterm Birth Has Mixed Results
• Contemporary OB/GYN (February 8): Optimal Prenatal Opioid Use Disorder Care May Reduce Odds of Preterm Birth
• CBS News (February 6): COVID in the Maternity Ward
• MedPage Today (February 5): Collaborative Approach Tied to Less Racial disparities inAntenatal Depression Care
• WebMD (February 4): Chewing This Gum May Lower Risk of Preterm Birth
• Contemporary OB/GYN (February 4): Supporting Transgender and Gender-Expansive Individuals in Reproductive Health Care
• Healthline (February 4): What You Can Do for Your Long-Term Health if You're Diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes
• Kaiser Health News (February 4): How to Prevent Early Birth? Study Explores Sugarless Gum
• MedPage Today (February 3): High-Quality Diet Cut Risk of Fetal Growth Restriction
• MedicalXpress (February 3): New Research Finds Severity of COVID-19 Does Not Differ According to Trimester
• Healthline (February 3): Eating Healthy While Pregnant Can Reduce risk of Low Birth Weight
• Washington Post (February 3): How to Prevent Early Birth? Study Explores Sugarless Gum
• Huffington Post (February 3): Scientists Studying If Sugarless Gum Can Prevent Early Births
• Newsweek (February 3): Sugarless Chewing Gum Could Prevent Early Births, Study Finds
• US News & World Report (February 3): Could a Chewing Gum in Pregnancy Help Prevent Premature Deliveries?
• The Washington (February 3): How to Prevent Early Birth? Study Explores Sugarless Gum
• The Philadelphia Inquirer (February 3): How to Prevent Early Birth? Study Explores Sugarless Gum
• Minneapolis Star Tribune: How to Prevent Early Birth? Study Explores Sugarless Gum
• The Seattle Times (February 3): How to Prevent Early Birth? Study Explores Sugarless Gum
• Orlando Sentinel (February 3): How to Prevent Early Birth? Study Explores Sugarless Gum
• U.S. News (February 3): Could Chewing Gum in Pregnancy Help Prevent Premature Deliveries?
• New Scientist (February 3): Chewing Gum While Pregnant Linked to Fewer Premature Births in Malawi
• Yahoo! Finance (February 3): New Research Finds Chewing Sugar-Free Gum Reduced Preterm Births
• UPI (February 3): Using Sugar-Free Chewing Gum During Pregnancy Lowers Risk for Preterm Births
• The Telegraph (February 3): Chewing Sugar-Free Gum Cuts Premature Birth Risk
• Health News Digest (February 3): Chewing Sugar-Free Gum Reduced Preterm Births
• HealthDay (February 3): Could a Chewing Gum in Pregnancy Help Prevent Premature Deliveries?
• Business Insider (February 3): Nuvo Group Presents New Data Supporting Expanded Capability of INVU™ Platform for Remote High-Risk Pregnancy Monitoring at Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine's 42nd Annual Pregnancy Meeting
• ABC News (February 3): How to Prevent Early Birth? Study Explores Sugarless Gum
• The Daily Mail (February 3): Chewing Sugar-Free Gum for Just 20 Minutes Per Day During Pregnancy Linked to Reduced Risk of Preterm Births
• National Journal (January 27): The Vaccine Dilemma for Expectant Mothers
• Slate (January 21): Study Explores COVID Vaccine and Fertility