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Postpartum Medicaid extensions reduce uninsured status
Postpartum uninsurance declined among Black women in non-expansion states during the COVID-19 continuous Medicaid coverage policy, but racial gaps persisted,... Read more -
A step towards a first global system to track health before pregnancy
The key health and social indicators needed for a new global system to monitor people's health before pregnancy have been... Read more -
Half of rural South Carolina families bypass local hospitals to deliver babies in urban settings, with worse outcomes
Rural and maternal health expert Peiyin Hung has published new research on maternal health outcomes based on the hospital locations... Read more -
Researchers untangle residence and race when looking at postpartum hospital readmissions
USC researchers continue to uncover new insights from a five-year project launched by health services policy and management associate professor... Read more -
New study fills research gap in food safety to better protect pregnant people from Listeria
Listeria is the third-leading cause of death among bacterial foodborne pathogens in the U.S. and pregnant individuals bear a disproportionate... Read more -
Fathers' health crucial to improving pregnancy and child outcomes, study highlights
New research from the University of Southampton and international partners shines a spotlight on the significant and often under-recognized role... Read more -
Deaths of white women with no higher education largely driving rising maternal mortality
The racial gap in maternal mortality is narrowing, driven largely by climbing death rates of white women with no more... Read more -
Menopause shows no long-term effect on cognition, study finds
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found no evidence that... Read more -
Regular support sessions reduce burnout among midwives
Midwives across the world are under growing pressure, with many reporting exhaustion, stress, and a desire to leave the profession.... Read more -
Six-week postpartum monitoring uncovers 40% more severe pregnancy complications
Extending the monitoring period for severe pregnancy complications showed that more than 40% of cases were missed using traditional delivery-focused... Read more -
Maternal race and immigration linked to obstetric trauma, finds study
Asian parents experience a 1.5-fold higher rate of obstetric trauma than white parents, and Black economic immigrant and refugee parents... Read more -
Pregnancy changes the brain, and we are only beginning to understand how and why
Millions of women go through pregnancy every year, yet science has only just begun to look at what it does... Read more -
Can exercise reduce period pain? And what kind is best?
Having your period can be a painful experience. Period pain, also known as dysmenorrhea, is a very common condition with... Read more -
Is 'period syncing' real? Two reproductive health experts explain the myth
Have you ever heard two or more women say they're on the same cycle?... Read more -
Mobile clinics offer a practical way to improve health care access in maternity care deserts
Only three of the 14 counties in north-central Florida provide full access to obstetric care. Six have low access to... Read more
