We need to find a better way to talk pregnancy-related mortality. Black cis women and other pregnancy-capable people are walking around in fear that they'll die in labor (see /2). These tragic deaths have catastrophic effects but are thankfully very rare. We also mislead 1/

In honor of #BlackMaternalHealthWeek , we are sharing several no-cost resources that advance pregnancy research and clinical care for Black women and birthing people. #BMHW24

“In an ideal world, pregnant and lactating women would have the ability to make informed decisions that optimize their perinatal and postpartum health and the health of their children.”

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🆕In coordination with the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, NIH issued a NOSI to highlight interest in receiving research applications focused on diseases and health conditions that predominantly affect women or are female specific. bit.ly/3xcM8M6

Best part of any meeting: making time to catch up with your people. These folx inspire Courtney Townsel, MD MSc Sarah Wernimont #sri2024 #womeninSTEM missing you Jackie Parchem, MD #physicianscientist

Great to see this study out after a long gestation. Special thanks to all the pregnant women who donated their fluid and tissue samples, and the research midwives who asked for patient consent to take part in the study and managed the sample collection @UCLH UCL-IfWH

“Moms and babies are a window into our healthcare.”Elizabeth Cherot, MD
How is the view from your area? #advocacy #CLC2024 #advancingaccess
#MaternalHealth ACOG Action ACOG

The book 📕 is here & I'm bursting with gratitude for my team and editor #VershaPleasant . Addressing the intersection of obstetric racism, #SUD , and #stigma in birthing POC was a #TeamEffort . #SeeKeyPoints #WeMustDoBetter to create change!

So excited for Brown ObGynResidency MFM fellow Laurie Griffin to receive SMFM's Danielle Peress Award, like Brock E. Polnaszek, MD. Dani & I were good friends (& co-MFM-sub-interns!) at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She would have loved Laurie's innovative RCT to engage non-birthing partners in prenatal care

Impressive work and presentation for the Young Investigator Award at Southern SPR #SSPR2024 by Mar Romero-Lopez on her work on improving Vitamin D #VidesStudy for the health of our more vulnerable infants 👶🏼 🥳 #neo_twitter UTHealth Neonatology UTHealth McGovern Pediatrics

Attending #SMFM24 is more than just learning about groundbreaking #science - it's also about building lifelong friendships with fantastic colleagues like D’Angela S. Pitts, MD FACOG, Yalda Afshar, Jackie Parchem, MD and Michelle Debbink, MD/PhD. Thank you SMFM for bringing us all together ❤️ #WomenInScience

🔥Women's Health Symposium🔥
➡️Save the Date May 8, 2024

Join us as leading experts discuss critically important topics in #WomensHealth ‼️

#preeclampsia #endometriosis #menapause #cardiac & #brain health
#eatingdisorders
#BRCA
& advances in #gynecological cancers

An excellent study by Dr Bitar et al looking at Permissive Glucose Control vs Usual Care for Diabetes in Labor - shows permissive glucose is associated with equivalent neonatal blood glucose compared to usual care. #SMFM24 SMFM

The most decorated U.S. track athlete. One of Nike’s most widely marketed… until she wanted to have a baby. But she persisted, and her legacy now transcends sport as a champion for maternal health! It was an honor to meet you, Allyson Felix. Thank you! #DreamMaternity #SMFM24

On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, let’s help girls everywhere pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. Our world is better with their ideas and perspectives.

“A placenta shouldn’t look like this.” Thanks for showing us the signs of #CSEP in someone with a prior #cesarean |Brett😷Einerson| MD MPH SMFM #smfm24

Consider bidding in the Foundation for SMFM silent auction for the 'One Week w/the UTHealthObGyn The Fetal Center & Placenta Accreta Spectrum Program' Come spend a fun week with experts in the field while supporting the Foundation for SMFM initiatives! live.classy.org/register/new-e… SMFM #SMFM24

We are featuring SMFM members at all career stages leading up to and during #SMFM24 who use social media to dispel pregnancy-related myths, advocate for policy change, or increase awareness of important #MFM topics. We'll add new folks daily. Follow them and add suggestions!

Thanks Eleonora Dondossola,PhD! Here are 10 awesome #WomenInSTEM -pick it up & keep it moving
Julienne L. Carstens Diletta Di Mitri Simona Lodato Val Eleonora Dondossola,PhD Barbara Belletti Maria Rescigno Francesca Taraballi, Ph.D. (she/her) Jackie Parchem, MD Yejing Ge

An excellent review! Loved seeing this published ! Sarah Rae Ester, Afshan Hameed MD Amir Shamshirsaz and group. #POCUS #CardioObstetrics #maternalultrasound AJOG