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    The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine was established in 1977 and is the membership organization for obstetricians/gynecologists who have additional formal education and training in maternal-fetal medicine. There are currently about two thousand active members of the Society. The Society hosts an annual scientific meeting in which new ideas and research in the area of maternal-fetal medicine are presented and there are additional frequent continuing medical education courses provided by our members throughout the world. The Society is also an advocate for improving public policy and expanding research funding and opportunities in the area of maternal-fetal medicine.

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Category Archives: Inducing Labor

Policy Changes in Elective Delivery Proven Successful

Feb 11, 13   admin

In a study to be presented on February 14 between 1:15 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in San Francisco, California, researchers will present data showing changes in elective delivery policy have been successful in reducing elective deliveries prior to 39 weeks.

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Study Indicates That Induced Labor May Not Lower Risk of Infection or Respiratory Problems in Newborns

Feb 9, 12   admin

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Study Indicates That Induced Labor May Not Lower Risk of Infection or Respiratory Problems in Newborns 

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in Dallas, Texas, researchers will report findings that suggest that induction of labor in patients who suffer a rupture of membranes between the 34th and 37th week of gestation (before the onset of labor) does not reduce the risk of infection or respiratory problems in the newborn.

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Study finds that when first time mother are induced, breaking the amniotic membrane shortens delivery time significantly

Feb 10, 11   admin

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in San Francisco, researchers will present findings that show that by performing an amniotomy on first time mothers in situations when labor has to be induced, that delivery time can be shortened by more than 10 percent.

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2010: Study finds in women with intrauterine growth restrictions, waiting for natural birth and inducing equally effective

Oct 8, 10   admin
This past February, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in Chicago, researchers presented findings that showed that waiting for birth is as effective as inducing labor in cases of intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR).
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2010: Report documents statewide initiative to reduce near-term scheduled births

Oct 8, 10   admin

In a study that was presented this past February at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in Chicago, researchers unveiled findings that detailed an initiative in the state of Ohio to reduce the number of near-term scheduled births that did not have an appropriate medical reason.

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