Measles in 2025: A Preventable Threat

In this episode of the SMFM Podcast, Dr. Ahmed Zaki Moustafa welcomes Dr. Irene Stafford to discuss the current measles outbreak in the US. Together, they review treatment and management options for measles, and strategies for how to rebuild patient confidence in the MMR vaccine amid rising vaccine hesitancy. Finally, they emphasize that the MMR vaccine is safe, effective, and the best way to prevent measles infection and its serious health risks.

Click here for the full episode transcript. For more educational resources, visit education.smfm.org. 

Additional Resources:

• SMFM Resources
  • SMFM Page on Measles (Provider FAQs, infographic and 2024 podcast)
  • SMFM Patient Education Page on Measles (patient fact sheet; patient MMR flowchart forthcoming)
  • SMFM Blog
• Government Resources
  • CDC Healthcare Providers Measles Page
  • CDC Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Measles in Healthcare Settings
  • CDC Be Ready For Measles Toolkit
  • CDC Communications and Public Health Resources on Measles
  • CDC Healthcare Systems Preparedness Checklist (last page)
  • CDC April 2025 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on Measles 
  • CDC HAN March 2024 on Measles
  • CDC HAN March 2025 on Measles
  • CDC Measles Cases and Outbreaks in the US
• Partner Organization Resources
  • AAP Fact Checked: Measles
  • AAP Fact Checked Vaccine Ingredients
  • ACOG Practice Advisory on Management of Obstetric–Gynecologic Patients During a Measles Outbreak
  • AMA Measles Resources
  • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia MMR vaccine ingredients
  • Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) 24-Hour Epi-on-Call Contact List for Health Departments