by Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Sept 15, 2026
Maternal-fetal medicine subspecialists (MFMs) should use their expertise to improve maternal safety by maximizing patient access to the full range of reproductive health care under current state abortion restrictions, according to the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM). Providing abortion care and counseling is central to MFM clinical practice and cannot be separated from high-risk pregnancy care, according to SMFM.
"SMFM Special Statement: Considerations for management of high-risk pregnancies when abortion care is restricted," published in Pregnancy, addresses actions that MFMs and institutions can take to build consensus and create systems and processes that ensure patients receive optimal, evidence-based reproductive health care, including abortion care, particularly in states where abortion is restricted.
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