The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine hosted the 2025 Pregnancy Meeting in Denver, Colorado from January 27-February 1, 2025. Faculty from UW Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, as well as maternal-fetal medicine fellows and ob-gyn residents, brought research to the meeting:Effect of the Dobbs Decision on Severe Maternal Morbidity i... more

Congratulations to Michael Beninati, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine! He received the Charles N. Ford, MD Surgery Science Image Contest Award in January at the UW-Madison Department of Surgery's 16th annual Research Summit. The award-winning image "Separated Before Birth" shows a monochorionic placenta treated by the UW Health Fetal Diagnos... more

On January 9, 2025, Michael Beninati, MD, assistant professor in the UW Department of Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Fetal Surgery; Past, Present & Future.”In the lecture, Beninati focused on the development in fetal surgery, starting with early fetoscopies and different reasons fetal surgery may be needed, and later discussed... more

Michael Beninati, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and the UW Health Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center team, including Eric J. Monroe, Teresa Chapman, and Inna Lobeck, published a new study in the Journal of Interventional Radiology, and are featured on the cover of the November 2024 issue!In “Percutaneous Puncture of a Fetoscopic Endolu... more

Erin Bailey, MD, MS, assistant professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Michael Beninati, MD,assistant professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, recently presented at the Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care (WAPC) Conference on October 14-16, 2024. The 54th annual conference was held in Green Bay this year and featured many presentations and... more

Michael Beninati, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, co-authored a new study in the Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. Co-authors include Michael A. Stellon, Devashish S. Joshi, Kathleen M. Antony, Justin Bohrer, J. Louis Hinshaw, Eric Monroe, Casey Winchester, and Inna Lobeck.In “Management of twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) sequence wi... more

Michael Beninati, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, spoke with SELF for an article about the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine in regards to pregnancy.In “Everything You Need to Know About Getting the RSV Vaccine During Pregnancy," Beninati talked about why RSV is dangerous to newborns, as it is the leading cause of pneumonia, or the... more

Michael Beninati, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and co-director of the UW Health Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center, spoke with WMTV-15 as part of a patient’s story about a recent high-risk twin delivery. In "High risk twins delivered safely in Madison after rare pregnancy complication", a patient shared her experience with a rare monoc... more

Michael Beninati, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, talked to Parents about safety concerns when getting manicures during pregnancy.In “Can I Get a Gel Manicure While Pregnant?”, Beninati and other experts talk about different aspects of manicure safety and how to choose whether nail services are right for you: “Research on this topic can b... more

The UW Health Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center has celebrated many successes in the past several months, including rebuilding a baby’s airway partway through delivery, supporting a Wisconsin woman who gave birth and received a heart transplant all within eight weeks, and treating twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. Michael Beninati, MD, assistant professor in the UW Ob-Gy... more

UW Health recently shared a remarkable story from the Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center: the team performed a specialized surgery in February 2023 that saved a Waupun baby’s life. Michael Beninati, MD, assistant professor in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, co-directs the center along with pediatric general surgeon Inna Lobeck, MD and was a crucial membe... more

UW Health shared the remarkable story of a Wisconsin woman who gave birth and received a heart transplant within an eight-week span in late 2022 and early 2023. Michael Beninati, MD, assistant professor in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, was a critical part of the team that cared for the patient and her baby:““We put together a huge team of experts at UW H... more

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated maternal mortality statistics showing an increase in maternal mortality from 2018 to 2021, with significant racial disparities in the rates of increase.Michael Beninati, MD, assistant professor in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, discussed these statistics with CBS-58: “"I think that w... more

​UW Health, in partnership with UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital, launched the Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center in 2022. Michael Beninati, MD, assistant professor in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, co-directs the center along with pediatric general surgeon Inna Lobeck, MD. A recent surgery at the Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center was featured in s... more

A new study published in the Green Journal found that COVID vaccines can cause brief, temporary changes to menstrual cycles. Michael Beninati, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine joined NBC-15 Madison to explain why those temporary cycle changes are not cause for alarm and do not indicate future fertility issues.“But MD Michael Beninati, an OBGYN at UW H... more

A recent study in the American Journal of Epidemiology found that COVID-19 vaccination does not affect future fertility. Michael Beninati, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine appeared on CBS 58 News to help explain what people need to know about COVID vaccination and fertility.In the interview, Beninati emphasized that pregnant people are at higher risk ... more

Michael Beninati, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, has been helping combat COVID vaccine and pregnancy misinformation a lot over the last few months. He recently appeared in a UW Health video explaining why COVID vaccines are recommended for pregnant and breastfeeding people, which aired on many Wisconsin news stations.Beninati’s recommendation was s... more

Vaccines for COVID-19 became available in late 2020, and were immediately followed by a rash of myths and misinformation online. Many of the most pervasive myths – that the vaccine causes infertility, that it’s unsafe for people who are pregnant or breastfeeding, that it can cause miscarriage – are specifically focused on women’s health and reproductive health. Michael Beni... more

On May 13, 2021, Michael Beninati, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, presented a lecture to the Indiana University Department of Medicine’s Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship program. Beninati, who is fellowship trained in surgical critical care as well as maternal-fetal medicine, discussed pulmonary changes in pregnancy with more than 70 attende... more

To help answer common questions about COVID-19, vaccination and pregnancy, Michael Beninati, MD of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, spoke with WISC-TV News 3 Now. In the interview, Beninati clarified vaccine advice from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and discussed pregnancy-related data that is available so far: “He said the CDC is tracking side eff... more

Tune in to WISCTV / News 3 Now at 5:30pm or 10pm on Sunday, April 18 to catch Michael Beninati, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, discussing how COVID and COVID vaccines can affect women’s health! Beninati’s segment will also run in the 9pm newscast on Fox 47 News on Sunday. After it airs, the segment will be available on Channel 3000. You can also w... more

A new article by Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellow Jennifer Jacobson, MD outlines treatment of a severe COVID-19 infection in a pregnant patient, offering insight into care for other such patients in the future. “Use of dexamethasone, remdesivir, convalescent plasma and prone positioning in the treatment of severe COVID-19 infection in pregnancy: A case report” is online now, ... more