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- The White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis (White House Blueprint) has identified goals and actions to reduce the rates of maternal mortality and morbidity, eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes, and improve the experience of pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period for people across the United States. The following Evidence to Action Brief…November 2023Maternal/Child Health, Policy and Practice
- In the wake of the June 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion after almost 50 years, the need for philanthropic funding to ensure equity in reproductive health care has surged.Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, as of October 2023, 14 states have essentially banned abortion, seven states have restricted…October 2023Reproductive/Sexual Health, Policy and Practice
- Background: Nourishing Beginnings is an integrated referral and service delivery model supporting Medicaid-eligible pregnant individuals by providing increased nutritional food access throughout pregnancy up to three months postpartum, through community health workers (CHW), who simultaneously address and provide support for social service needs of the client. Methods: To study the impact of…October 2023Maternal/Child Health, Medicaid
- Since the repeal of Roe v. Wade, thousands of clinicians and advocates who support abortion access have been playing defense on two critical fronts. Not only do they have to make sense of confusing state laws that limit necessary reproductive health care, but they also must counter false claims about abortion that some worry may lead to a higher maternal mortality rate.Inaccurate medical…September 2023Reproductive/Sexual Health, Policy and Practice
- Purpose of review: Global disparities in HIV infection, particularly among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM), indicate the importance of exploring the multi-level processes that shape HIV’s spread. We used Complex Systems Theory and the PRISMA guidelines to conduct a systematic review of 63 global reviews to understand how HIV is socially patterned among GBMSM. The…July 2023HIV
- Over the last decade, progress on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to reduce maternal deaths, stillbirths, and newborn deaths has stagnated. Recent global estimates indicate a combined 4.5 million deaths in 2020, including 0.29 million maternal deaths, 1.9 million stillbirths, and 2.3 million newborn deaths, with a majority occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, and…June 2023Maternal/Child Health, Global Health
- A source of support during birth could be the solution to negative outcomes for the mother and her baby. To improve the birthing experience and increase positive birthing outcomes, sources of support during pregnancy should be evaluated and understood. The goal of this review was to synthesize the existing literature on how doulas might improve birth outcomes. This scoping review also aimed to…May 2023Maternal/Child Health, Policy and Practice
- How expanding the role of midwives in U.S. health care could help address the maternal health crisisHighlights:Midwives, incorporated fully into U.S. maternity care systems, could reduce perinatal health disparities and help address provider workforce shortages.The integration of midwifery care as a standard feature of maternity care services varies dramatically across states; outcomes for mothers and infants tend to be better in states with high levels of integration.Although the demand for…May 2023Maternal/Child Health, Policy and Practice
- In the United States, recreational drugs continue to play a prominent role in drug use disorders and fatalities. Included in this category are psychostimulant drugs such as cocaine, which is well-known for its euphoric effects and abuse potential. Cocaine produces euphoria by blocking the reuptake of neurotransmitters, that is, dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin. Although cocaine produces…May 2023Substance Use and Misuse
- Purpose: Perceived Social Support (PSS) can impact breastfeeding behaviors, and a lack of PSS potentially contributes to disparities in breastfeeding rates for African American women (AA). Objectives were to describe PSS at two timepoints and test associations between PSS and breastfeeding intensity for AA.Methods: Data are from a feasibility trial of breastfeeding support among AA. The Hughes…May 2023Maternal/Child Health
- As abortion rights become more restricted in the United States, a new study shows that it’s become harder for women to access reproductive health care services more broadly – such as routine screenings and birth control – in recent years.April 2023Abortion Access
- For more than a decade, the Network for Public Health Law has worked with key stakeholders across the United States to advance law and policy that supports safer, healthier, stronger and more equitable communities. The Network provides technical assistance, trainings, evidence-based tools and resources, and connects public health policymakers, officials, lawyers, and practitioners as well as…April 2023Reproductive/Sexual Health
- Desegregation-focused housing policies aimed at reducing disparities in neighborhood conditions may also reduce disparities in health outcomes. This paper examines the effects of one such policy on the health of pregnant people and their newborn infants. Specifically, it studies the impact of Massachusetts Chapter 40B, a major civil rights-era housing policy that increases the supply of…April 2023Maternal/Child Health, Healthy Housing
- This article outlines the ongoing challenges and efforts in addressing HIV among young people, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. It highlights the work of the Elton John AIDS Foundation and its partnership with Triggerise’s “In Their Hands” program in Mombasa, Kenya. The article demonstrates how the Tiko app is effectively connecting adolescents to sexual and reproductive health services by…January 2023Reproductive/Sexual Health, Global Health
- Background Although preventable through screening, cervical cancer incidence and mortality are higher among American Indian and Alaska Native women (AIAN) than White women. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Medicaid expansions may uniquely impact access and use of cervical cancer screening among AIAN women and ultimately alleviate this disparity. Methods Using Medicaid…January 2023Cancer, Medicaid
- Florida –the 3rd most populous state in the USA–has the highest rates of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections and of unfavorable HIV outcomes, with marked social and racial disparities. In this work, we leveraged large-scale, real-world data, i.e., statewide surveillance records and publicly available data resources encoding social determinants of health (SDoH), to identify social and…January 2023HIV
- Maternal health disparities have many causes, but disparate social conditions and a lack of prenatal care or substandard maternal care are often key factors. Community-based maternal care models can help to narrow the disparities in maternal health outcomes by providing expanded prenatal, childbirth and postpartum support that is respectful and culturally relevant to at-risk women. These models…January 2023Maternal/Child Health, Policy and Practice
- SisterSong is a Southern based, national membership organization; our purpose is to build an effective network of individuals and organizations to improve institutional policies and systems that impact the reproductive lives of marginalized communities. SisterSong defines Reproductive Justice as the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the…January 2023Reproductive Justice, Racism
- Self-care is a broad-based concept and can encompass numerous actions that are intended to empower the individual to enhance their own health. Self-management approaches are one component of self-care. Given the nature of the medical abortion process, it is possible for women to manage the process by themselves in whole or part. While individuals may conduct some or all elements related to the…January 2023Illness/Disease/Injury/Wellbeing, Reproductive Justice
- The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansions increased preconception and postpartum insurance coverage among low-income birthing people, leading to greater use of outpatient care. In this study we evaluated whether the expansions affected rates of postpartum hospitalization. Our analyses took advantage of underused longitudinal hospital data from the period 2010–17 to examine…January 2023Adverse Birth Outcomes, Medicaid
- The way a society treats people who give birth says a lot about that society. Tragically, the gender- and race-based biases in American society are evident in health outcomes surrounding pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum recovery.Our country is in the midst of a maternal health crisis. The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world and 60 percent of those…December 2022Maternal/Child Health, Policy and Practice
- In this breakout session during the Partners for Advancing Health Equity 2022 Summit, panelists discussed the current state of the HIV pandemic, how the country actionably got to this point, and what the national strategy is moving forward. #P4HEsummit2022December 2022HIV
- Preterm births in the U.S. have reached the highest level in 15 years, and disproportionately are experienced by Black and Native American mothers and infants, according to a new report from WKKF grantee March of Dimes. “Our country, unfortunately … is one of the least safe places to give birth and be born,” said Dr. Zsakeba Henderson, March of Dimes’ senior vice president and interim chief…November 2022Maternal/Child Health
- Importance: The number of people living in unaffordable housing (relative to income) is projected to continue increasing as housing cost inflation outpaces incomes in the US. Although reproductive-aged women have disproportionately high housing costs, particularly around the time of childbirth, data on associations between housing costs and maternal health and the role of publicly supported…November 2022Maternal Morbidity and Mortality, Healthy Housing
- As of April 2021, nine states and the District of Columbia had enacted state-specific paid family leave (PFL) programs, offering partial wage replacement to parents after the birth of a child. The Biden Administration also proposed the development of a national solution through the American Families Plan. Despite these advances, concerns with workforce disruptions and economic costs have hindered…November 2022Mental/Behavioral Health, Paid Family Leave
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