Smfm's Podcast Series

On this podcast, Bekah Bischoff interviews Dr. Lisa Kane Low and Dr. Samuel Bauer about the Safe Reduction of Primary Cesarean Birth bundle. Guests provide an overview of the bundle and share their implementation experiences, including challenges and the importance of teamwork and strong champions. This is the fourth episode in a series exploring opportunities for MFMs to improve maternal health outcomes at their institution and across their states through participation in the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) program. The podcast series is supported through an award from the AIM program.  Speakers: Lisa Kane Low, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN; Samuel T. Bauer, MD, MBA, FACHE, CPE, FACOG;  and Bekah Bischoff (Series Moderator)  Bauer: @samuelbauermd  Low: @kanelow  Recorded: October 2022

Listen to Dr. Karin Fox, Dr. Christina Duzyj Buniak, and Dr. Jessica Reid discuss SMFM Consult Series #63: Cesarean Scar Ectopic Pregnancy. A full transcript can be found on education.smfm.org.   For more information: Take the Cesarean Scar Ectopic Pregnancy Online Course. Read SMFM Consult #63. Review the CSP Registries: ·        CSP-registry.com ·        OSHU Redcap Surveys  

Population-level data are increasingly being used for perinatal research. Dr. Panelli and Dr. Rehkopf discuss how to approach research questions using large data and considerations for use of the socioeconomic variables available in these data.    Published: October 2022

Many gaps exist between the generation of evidence and the effective and equitable uptake of research findings into routine obstetric care. In this podcast from the SMFM Research Committee, Dr. Lynn Yee interviews Dr. Rebecca Hamm about the use of implementation science in obstetric research. Implementation science is the study of methods to promote the uptake of research findings and other evidence-based practices into routine practice, and, hence, to improve the quality and effectiveness of health services. In this interview, Dr. Hamm introduces the concept of implementation science and discusses why it is relevant to improving equity in obstetric care. For more resources, please see: Brownson RC, Colditz GA, Proctor EK.  Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health: Translating Science into Practice (2nd ed). New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2017. Bauer M, Damschroder L, Hagedorn H, Smith J, Kilbourne A. An Introduction to Implementation Science for the Non-Specialist. BMC Psychology. 2015;3(

Dr. Amy Valent speaks to Dr. Ebony Carter about her role as the Associate Editor for Equity with the Obstetrics & Gynecology, popularly known as "The Green Journal,” and the movement of the journal towards diversity and inclusion of scientific review and content.   Recorded: July 2023

On this podcast, Bekah Bischoff interviews special guests Dr. Dena Goffman and Dr. Jamie Morgan about how the Obstetric Hemorrhage bundle came to be and how it’s changed over time. They also describe some of the “pearls and pitfalls” from a MFM’s implementation journey. This is the third episode in a series exploring opportunities for MFMs to improve maternal health outcomes at their institution and across their states through participation in the AIM program. The podcast series is supported through an award from the AIM program.

On this podcast, Bekah Bischoff interviews special guests Dr. Peter Bernstein and Dr. C. Andrew Combs about the genesis of Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy Bundle, recent efforts to update the bundle, and how one health system implemented the bundle. The guests also describe opportunities to champion the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) program in your own institution. This is the second episode in a series exploring opportunities for MFMs to improve maternal health outcomes at their institution and across their states through participation in the AIM program. The podcast series is supported through an award from the AIM program.

In March 2022, Dr. Kate Menard (MFM and professor at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill), Emily Greenwood (Interim Senior Program Manager for the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health at ACOG), and Bekah Bischoff (Series Moderator) recorded the Partners in Improving Maternal Health (Part 1) Podcasts for the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) program.

The effect of social determinants of health (SDoH) and systemic racism on obstetric health care outcomes is one of the most important challenges in reproductive health care. At the SMFM Annual Meeting in February 2022, the President's Workshop addressed Social Determinants of Health and Obstetric Outcomes. The goals of the workshop were to review the current evidence on the relationship between SDoH and obstetric outcomes, to discuss the epidemiological analysis of SDoH in obstetric settings, to review how SDoH manifest their effects physiologically, and to discuss interventions and strategies to mitigate the detrimental effects of adverse SDoH. In this podcast, workshop leaders Drs. William Grobman and Elizabeth Howell review key points from this SMFM event. This podcast is the second in a series developed by the SMFM Research Committee about the role of research in achieving health equity.

In October 2021, SMFM’s Patient Safety and Quality published a special statement detailing a new quality metric that healthcare facilities may use to track their rates of timely treatment of severe hypertension during pregnancy. On this podcast, Dr. Nick Burns interviews special guest Dr. Andy Combs (Chair of the Patient Safety and Quality Committee), Dr. Afshan Hameed (MFM and Cardiologist at University of California, Irvine), and Dr. John Oliver (MFM at Novant Health in Charlotte, North Carolina) to learn the criteria for this new quality metric and how facilities’ application of this metric will reduce complications and mortality among patients with persistent severe hypertension.

In April 2022, Dr. Catherine Albright interviews Dr. Sarahn Wheeler Wheeler about the SMFM Special Statement, “Race in Maternal-Fetal Medicine Research - Dispelling Myths and Taking an Accurate, Antiracist Approach,” of which Dr. Wheeler is the lead author. The statement was published in the April 2022 issue of AJOG and provides specific suggestions for approaching research with an antiracist framework.

Recorded: March 2022 On this podcast, Bekah Bischoff interviews special guests Dr. Kate Menard and Emily Greenwood about the history of the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) program, the program’s current activities and objectives, and how MFMs can become involved in AIM at the institutional and state level. This is the first episode in a series that will explore opportunities for MFMs to improve maternal health outcomes at their institution and across their states through participation in the AIM program. The podcast series is supported through an award from the AIM program.

Podcast Summary: In October 2021, SMFM’s Patient Safety and Quality published a special statement detailing a new quality metric that healthcare facilities may use to track their rates of timely treatment of severe hypertension during pregnancy. On this podcast, Dr. Nick Burns interviews special guest Dr. Andy Combs (Chair of the Patient Safety and Quality Committee), Dr. Afshan Hameed (MFM and Cardiologist at University of California, Irvine), and Dr. John Oliver (MFM at Novant Health in Charlotte, North Carolina) to learn the criteria for this new quality metric and how facilities’ application of this metric will reduce complications and mortality among patients with persistent severe hypertension.

In July 2021, SMFM's Patient Safety and Quality Committee published a new series of surgical safety checklists for cesarean delivery in AJOG. On this podcast, Dr. Nick Burns interviews Dr. Andy Combs, Chair of the Patient Safety and Quality Committee and an author of the checklists, to learn why they were developed and how they can be used in the care of the mother and newborn. 

In April 2021, SMFM’s Patient Safety and Quality Committee published a new checklist for the initial management of amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) in AJOG. On this podcast, Dr. Nick Burns interviews Dr. Andy Combs, Chair of the Patient Safety and Quality Committee and an author of the checklist, to learn why it was developed and how it can be used by MFMs and other obstetric clinicians in responding to AFE.

Join Dr. Andrea Shields as she discusses with the lead authors Drs. Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman and Russell Miller on consults Cesarean Scar Pregnancy (CSP).

SMFM presents a special podcast mini-series on balancing personal and professional life as an MFM during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this 1st episode, join Drs. Sarah Cross, Veronica Pimental, Anna Euser, and Chris Han as they discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on their parenting styles and clinical practice. This podcast recording includes information on COVID-19 statistics that may now be outdated. Please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for more up-to-date information: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/  

In our first Mandarin-language podcast, Dr. Stacy Tsai (University of Hawaii) and Dr. Christina Han (韓世琦 醫生; UCLA) discuss the objectives of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and what the Society offers to our international members.  Not a member? Visit the SMFM website www.smfm.org/join to join or renew. Contact Tim Heinle (theinle@smfm.org) to learn more about SMFM member benefits.

The Coding Committee is happy to offer the SMFM Members a podcast on first trimester coding, which is a short refresher on best first trimester coding practices.  Dr. Manijeh Kamyar reviews the codes used, offers some tips and answers commonly asked questions. This podcast is geared towards all members who perform first trimester ultrasound. We hope our members listen in and have the chance to optimize their skills in coding! To learn more about SMFM's Coding Resources for members, please visit https://www.smfm.org/coding. 

Speakers: Dr. Jasmine Johnson (interviewer, Gabbie Taylor) Recorded: February 2020 Despite significant advances in U.S. medical care, racial disparities in preterm births persist among non-Hispanic (NH) black and NH white women. Can socioeconomic factors explain the differences in pre-term births between these groups? Listen to Dr. Jasmine Johnson, a maternal-fetal medicine fellow and clinical instructor at the University of North Carolina, discuss her research on “Racial disparities in prematurity persist among women of high socioeconomic status.” Dr. Johnson’s research can be found in the January 2020 AJOG release and on AJOG’s website. To learn more about SMFM’s expanded efforts in health equity, visit https://www.smfm.org/equity. Dr. Johnson’s Contact Info Email: jasmine.johnson@unchealth.unc.edu Twitter: @JasmineRJohnson Instagram: @MrsMommyMD