UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital at Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine 2026 Pregnancy Meeting

UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital is a leader in women's health care. As part of the 2025-26 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” rankings, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital ranked as #32 (tied) in the nation for excellence in obstetrics and gynecology. UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital has also been recognized as a 2026 High Performing Hospital for Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) by U.S. News & World Report.

Connect With Us at the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine 2026 Pregnancy Meeting

The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) and its members provide education, promote research, and engage in advocacy for evidence-based high-risk pregnancy care. The annual SMFM Pregnancy Meeting features continuing education courses, workshops, oral and poster presentations, and other learning opportunities.

UPMC Magee-Womens experts will share their research abstracts and posters at this year’s meeting. Learn more below.

Poster Schedule

Wednesday, Feb. 11 | 10:30 a.m. to noon

Impact of Latency Antibiotic Regimens on Neonatal Infectious Morbidity
Presenting Authors: Alexander Boscia, MD, and Christina Megli, MD, PhD

Tight Versus Standard Postpartum Blood Pressure Control: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial
Presenting Authors: Carrie Bennett, MD, and Hyagriv Simhan, MD

Obstetric Emergency Response: Predictability and Long-Term Impact
Presenting Authors: Elena Lands, MD; Carrie Bennett, MD; Jessica Eskridge, MD; Anna Binstock, MD; and Jacob Larkin, MD

Use of Prostaglandins for Labor Induction in Pregnancies Complicated by Fetal Growth Restriction
Presenting Authors: Lauryn Adams, MD; Kai Holder, MD, MPH; Alicia Liu, MD; and Francesca Facco, MD

Comparing the Performance of a Novel Maternal Sepsis Screening Score to Clinician Judgement
Presenting Authors: Leah Chen, MD; Alexa Henderson, MD; Anna Binstock, MD; and Christina Megli, MD, PhD

Bridging the Social and Clinical Divide in Congenital Major Birth Defect Etiology
Presenting Author: Aleksandra Polic, MD

Can Early Pregnancy Glucose Predict Gestational Diabetes and Large-for-Gestational Age Neonates?
Presenting Authors: Maisa Feghali, MD, and Francesca Facco, MD

Thursday, Feb. 12 | 10:30 a.m. to noon

Evaluating Quality of Content on In Utero Myelomeningocele Repair Across YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram Reels
Presenting Authors: Kai Holder, MD, MPH, and Tiffany Deihl, MD

Effects of Extracellular Matrix Components on First-Trimester Trophoblast Stem Cell Growth and Syncytialization
Presenting Author: Christina Megli, MD, PhD

Thursday, Feb. 12 | 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Maternal Immune Thrombocytopenia and Risk of Severe Hemorrhagic Morbidity at Delivery
Presenting Author: Alexander Boscia, MD

Intermittent Versus Continuous Bladder Catheterization in Epiduralized Laboring Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Presenting Authors: Elena Lands, MD; Kai Holder, MD, MPH; Jess Sciuva, MD; and Anna Binstock, MD

Evaluating Content Quality on Laser Ablation for Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome: YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram Reels
Presenting Authors: Kai Holder, MD, MPH; and Tiffany Deihl, MD

Prior Preeclampsia or Chronic Hypertension Present Distinct Molecular Subtypes in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Presenting Authors: Arun Jeyabalan, MD

Management and Outcomes of Spontaneous Twin Anemia Polycythemia Sequence (TAPS)
Presenting Authors: Praveen Ramesh, MD; Alexa Henderson, MD; Stephen Emery, MD; and Tiffany Deihl, MD

Oral Abstracts

Glycemic Measures in Early Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes
Wednesday, Feb. 11 | 8 to 10 a.m.
Francesca Facco, MD, and Maisa Feghali, MD| Moderators

Predictive Ability of Early Pregnancy Glycemic Markers for Gestational Diabetes and Large for Gestational Age
Wednesday, Feb. 11 | 1 to 3 p.m.
Francesca Facco, MD, and Maisa Feghali, MD| Moderators

Association of First Trimester Glycemia with Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Friday, Feb. 13 | 8 to 10 a.m.
Francesca Facco, MD, and Maisa Feghali, MD| Moderators