SMFM’s 41st Annual Pregnancy Meeting: Part 1
Contemporary OB/GYN® will cover the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM)’s 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting throughout the week.
We will cover a range of expert sessions, lectures, abstract presentations, and more.
Below is a glimpse of our upcoming coverage.
- Womxn’s Health Collaborative Symposium: Crucial conversations for Careers in MFM
- Inequities in Maternal Outcomes from Recognition to Reduction: Current Data on Disparities in Maternal Outcomes
- Special Topic Forum – Racism, Equity, and Respectful Care: A Primer for MFMs
- Scientific Forum: Practicing Equitable Global Health
View Part 2 of our coverage lineup here.
Contemporary OB/GYN Senior Editor Angie DeRosa gets insight on the current state of COVID-19 from Christina Han, MD, division director of maternal-fetal medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, and member of its COVID-19 task force. Han is an active member of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and discusses the issues on behalf of SMFM.
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