We are extremely proud of our faculty, fellows, and residents presenting this week at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM)!
Oral Presentations
| Concurrent Oral Session 1 Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 1-3:30p | WashU Primary & Co-Authors | Project Title |
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| 2:00 PM | Jeannie C. Kelly | Investigating the Relationship Between Prenatal Methadone Exposure and Neonatal Withdrawal Using Cord Tissue Analysis |
| 3:00 PM | Nandini Raghuraman | Engagement Drives Detection: Rethinking Postpartum Behavioral Health Screening |
| 3:15 PM | Jeannie C. Kelly, Zezhen Xiang, Sam A. S. Williams, Melissa Mills, Emily Diveley, Nandini Raghuraman, Peinan Zhao, Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, Antonina I. Frolova, Yong Wang | Placental Immune Cell and Oxygenation Profiles in Opioid-Exposed Pregnancies: A Longitudinal MRI Study |
| Oral Concurrent Session 3 Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 1-3:30p | Wash U Primary & Co-Authors | Project Title |
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| 2:30 p.m. | Bligard, Vrecenak, Strahle, Karuparti, Anadkat, Raghuraman, Kelly, Jackson, Goodman | Postoperative Fetal Imaging is Predictive of Need for CSF Diversion After Fetal Spina Bifida Repair |
| Late-Breaking Abstract Presentations Session 2 Thursday, February 12, 2026, 10-10:30a | Wash U Primary & Co-Authors | Project Title |
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| 10:00 a.m. | Paul, Kelly, Raghuraman, Woolfolk | Behavioral Health-Enhanced Group Prenatal Care Prevents Postpartum Depression: The EleVATE Trial |
| Oral Concurrent Session 4 Thursday, February 12, 2026 1-3:30p | Wash U Primary & Co-Authors | Project Title |
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| 3:00 p.m. | Kelly, Arter, Woolfolk, Geng, Frolova, Raghuraman | Promotion of RSV Immunization Through Multiple Efforts (PRIME): A Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial |
| Oral Concurrent Session 5 Thursday, February 12, 2026 1-3:30p | Wash U Primary & Co-Authors | Project Title |
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| 3:15 p.m. | Raghuraman, Frolova, Lawlor, Zofkie, Rampersad, Kelly | The Cumulative Impact of Category II Tracings Throughout Labor on Neonatal Lactate |
| Oral Concurrent Session 9 Friday, February 13, 2026 8-10a | Wash U Primary & Co-Authors | Project Title |
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| 8:00 a.m. | Raghuraman, Lawlor, Zofkie, Kelly, Frolova, Rampersad | Reducing Obstetric Treatment Delays With Real-Time Clinical Decision Support on Labor and Delivery |
Poster Presentations
| Poster Session 1 Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 10:30a-12p | WashU Primary & Co-Authors | Project Title |
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| 131 | Raghuraman | Postpartum BP Home Monitoring Highlights Risk in Chronic Hypertension vs. Pregnancy-Induced Disorders |
| 135 | Frolova, Diveley, Zhao | Cervical Softening Differs by Maternal BMI and Weight Gain: A Longitudinal Elastography Study |
| 146 | Goodman, Anadkat, Strahle, Vrecenak, Smith, Raghuraman, Kelly, Bligard | Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes after Fetoscopic Prenatal versus Postnatal Repair of Open Neural Tube Defects |
| 182 | Hensel, Massa, Williams, Herrick, Zofkie, Thayer, Raghuraman, Lawlor | Postpartum Diabetes Medication Titration Protocol: Effect on Inpatient Efficiency and Glycemic Management Outcomes |
| 224 | Lee, Kodjo-Soroh, Boyd, Nixon, Obeng, Kelly, Raghuraman, Woolfolk | Racial Differences in Maternal Perceptions of Respectful Care during Childbirth |
| 252 | Whitley, Wang, Paul, Dombrowski, Rampersad, Zofkie, Lawlor, Kelly, Frolova, Raghuraman | Implementation of sFlt-1/PlGF testing among hospitalized patients with hypertensive disorders: impact on healthcare utilization |
| 292 | Paul, Kelly, Raghuraman, Woolfolk | Baseline mental health risk stratification in group prenatal care: A comparative analysis |
| 327 | Meka, Stevenson, Rampersad, Lawlor, Zofkie, Thayer, Frolova, Raghuraman, Kelly | Widely Used, but Does it Deliver? A Closer Look at the AWHONN PPH Risk Score |
| Poster Session 2 Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 3:30-5p | Wash U Med Primary & Co-Authors | Project Title |
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| 432 | Lewis, Baumann, Raghuraman, Paul, Barker, Mills, Woolfolk, Vaughn, Townsel, Ogungbenle, Martinez, Kelly | Perspectives on Implementing Social Screenings in Maternal Substance Use Disorder Clinics: A Multicenter Qualitative Study |
| 447 | Atwood, Lewis, Woolfolk | Delivery morbidity and discrimination impact postpartum follow up |
| 467 | Kelly | Cord Tissue Analysis of Prenatal Buprenorphine Exposure and Neonatal Withdrawal |
| 519 | Doss, Schwabe, Raghuraman, Zofkie, Lawlor, Frolova, Rampersad, Kelly | Maternal and Fetal Adverse Reactions with Iron Infusions |
| 646 | Raghuraman | Distance to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation access and outcomes for severe COVID-19 in pregnant/peripartum patients |
| Poster Session 3 Thursday, February 12, 2026, 10:30a-12p | Wash U Primary & Co-Authors | Project Title |
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| 744 | Galati, Bay, Vaughn, Wenzinger, Rogers, Kelly | Initial results of contingency management to treat substance use disorders in postpartum individuals |
| 745 | Lewis, Atwood, Woolfolk | Experienced discrimination and risk of delivery morbidity |
| 747 | Woolfolk, Raghuraman, Kelly, Lenze | Next Steps for Group Prenatal Care Research: Shifting from Intervention Design to Implementation Science |
| 767 | Dinh, Goodman, Vrecenak, Strahle, Karuparti, Anadkat, Raghuraman, Kelly, Bligard | Fetoscopic Spina Bifida Repair Offers Similar Benefits to Open Approach Based on Imaging Outcomes |
| 778 | Altieri, Woolfolk, Bligard, Kelly, Raghuraman, Frolova | Interpregnancy Interval and Weight Trajectories: Implication for Maternal Obesity |
| 798 | Baker, Dombrowski, Zofkie, Campbell, Frolova, Kelly, Raghuraman | Identifying Optimal Maternal Oxygen Saturation Targets Using Electronic Fetal Monitoring |
| 818 | Zhu, Kelly, Zofkie | Missed Opportunities: RPR Positivity at Delivery, Evaluating Perinatal Outcomes by Syphilis Treatment Adequacy |
| 825 | Raghuraman, Frolova, Kelly, Thayer | Implementation of YEARS criteria for pulmonary embolism workup in pregnancy in a Midwestern hospital system |
| 833 | Bligard, Raghuraman, Frolova, Kelly | Simultaneous Mifepristone and Misoprostol versus Misoprostol Alone in Second Trimester (MIST): A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| 892 | Le, Wang, Lawlor, Kelly, Zhao, England, Frolova, Raghuraman | Influence of area deprivation index on diet quality in pregnancy |
| 946 | Cohen, Wang, Brugger, England, Kelly, Bligard, Frolova, Raghuraman | Impact of Proximity to Sources of Pollution on Birth Outcomes |
| 958 | Beermann, Woolfolk, Frolova, Kelly, Raghuraman | Fetal deceleration features associated with acidemia: is it type, depth, frequency, or duration that matters? |
| 975 | Kelly, Raghuraman, Woolfolk, Lenze | Organizational Readiness Factors Predicting Group Prenatal Care Implementation Success: Analysis from a Multi-Site Randomized Trial |
| 979 | Kelly, Raghuraman, Woolfolk, Lenze | Race-Specific Patterns in Discrimination Experiences in Prenatal Care |
| 996 | Xian, Kelly, Gomez-Lopez, Williams, Mills, Diveley, Raghuraman, Frolova, Zhao, Wang | Longitudinal MRI Comparison of Placental Immune and Oxygenation Profiles in Opioid-Exposed versus Spontaneous Preterm Pregnancies |
| Poster Session 4 Thursday, February 12, 2026, 3:30-5p | Wash U Primary & Co-Authors | Project Title |
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| 998 | Raghuraman | Iron deficiency without anemia in the first trimester: A missed opportunity to prevent anemia? |
| 1031 | Raghuraman | Feasible but Fleeting: Exploring Response Patterns in Remote Postpartum BP Monitoring Among Underserved Patients |
| 1042 | Goodman, Anadkat, Strahle, Vrecenak, Smith, Kelly, Raghuraman, Bligard | Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Following Fetoscopic versus Open Prenatal Surgery for Open Neural Tube Defects |
| 1066 | Hensel, Lawlor, Stevenson, Zofkie, Thayer, Frolova, Kelly, Rampersad, Raghuraman | Dobbs and the Double Burden: Pregnancy Amid Intimate Partner Violence in a Restrictive State |
| 1074 | Altieri, Woolfolk, Bligard, Kelly, Raghuraman, Frolova | Interpregnancy Interval as a Risk Factor for Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension |
| 1134 | Boak, Stevenson, Raghuraman, Frolova, Lawlor, Zofkie, Thayer, Kelly | Dobbs and the Double Burden: Pregnancy Amid Intimate Partner Violence in an Restrictive State |
| 1136 | Zhu, Stevenson, Campbell, Rampersad, Zofkie, Lawlor, Frolova, Raghuraman, Kelly | Cesarean SSI and BMI: Relationship between the Two in the Era of Modern Antibiotic Prevention |
| 1138 | Howard, Goodman, Vrecenak, Strahle, Anadkat, Raghuraman, Bligard | Is the incidence of placental insufficiency increased after prenatal surgery for spina bifida? |
| 1149 | Crook, Mahmoud | Facilitators and Barriers to Aspirin Implementation for Prevention of Preeclampsia in Nigeria |
| 1166 | Yaeger | Hypoglycemia on Gestational Diabetes Diagnostic Testing and Obstetric Outcomes |
| 1222 | Meka, Kelly, Raghuraman, Rampersad, Lawlor, Frolova | Measuring What Matters: The Clinical Utility of Quantitative vs. Estimated Blood Loss in Postpartum Hemorrhage |
| 1246 | Cohen, Woolfolk, Kelly, Bradley, Atwood, McCandless, Van, Wilder, Frolova, Raghuraman | Do first-stage uterine contractility measures predict second-stage duration? |
| 1280 | Kelly, Raghuraman, Woolfolk, Lenze | Improving Intrapartum Vital Sign Charting via an EHR-Embedded Decision Support Tool |