Dr. Sanford is often called upon by the media for her expertise in the area of women’s health. She has appeared nationally on numerous television and radio shows such as MSNBC Crosstalk, and Good Morning America. She has been interviewed for stories in the New York Times, Washington Post, Parents, Redbook, Ebony, Cosmopolitan, Ladies Home Journal and many major women’s publications. As a media panel expert for the American Psychological Association, she has consulted with trial lawyers and provided evaluations and testimonies for postpartum homicide cases. She is a member of the speaker’s bureau for the Spirit of Women Hospitals and received an award for clinical excellence in 1999 for her focus in the area of women’s health. Currently, she serves on the Board of Consultants for the International Childbirth Educators Association. She is a past Board member for Depression after Delivery and Postpartum Support International.

Dr. Sanford has appeared locally on St. Louis Television News Stations such as Newschannel 5, News 4, Channel 11, HDTV and FOX 2. She has been interviewed frequently by the St. Louis Post Dispatch and Suburban Journals. She currently serves as an advisor for the newly released book, Raising Babies in St. Louis, An Expert Guide for New & Expectant Parents. Dr. Sanford is the Clinical Advisor for Mother to Mother Telephone Support, a free community based phone support program for pregnant and postpartum moms and serves as an adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Public Health at St. Louis University. She is a past Board member for the Barnes-Jewish Hospital postpartum advisory board and St. John’s Mercy Hospital postpartum advisory board.
In the past year, Dr. Sanford has expanded her expertise online by assisting parenting sites, such as babycenter.com as a medical advisory board member.