Sexual & Reproductive Health

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Born Into Stress: How Maternal Mental Health Shapes Child Behavior

Guest Author Francheska M. Merced-Nieves

The Contraceptive Care Divide Among Disabled Youth

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

Period Apps After Dobbs: More Users, More Risks

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

How Doulas Improve Health for New Mothers and Babies

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

Sex Toys: Pleasure or Risk?

Fellow Dani Weissert

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05.16.2018 Graph comparing rural and urban contraception options

Contraception Options Limited in Rural and Suburban Areas

Geography can affect access to contraception. Women in rural and suburban areas have fewer contraception options than those in urban areas.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

05.14.2018 a pregnant woman holding a lighter

Marijuana Messages and Pregnancy

The health effects of marijuana use in pregnancy and postpartum remain largely unknown. This scientific uncertainty has created challenges for public health education about marijuana use.

Guest Author Marian Jarlenski

04.23.2018 a building with columns and a statue

Crisis Pregnancy Centers Center Stage at SCOTUS

NIFLA v. Becerra, currently before the Supreme Court, is a challenge to California's Reproductive FACT Act, which requires unlicensed facilities such as crisis pregnancy centers to post a notice stating that they are not a licensed medical facility.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

04.13.2018 A graph showing the decline in the prevalence of warts in age groups 2006-2014

Warts Up?

A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention measured the prevalence of anogenital warts in the United States. Herd protection is working.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

04.05.2018 a group of people sitting on stairs

A New Sexual Revolution

Quietly, slowly, there has been a notable change in how young Americans relate sexually with each other.

Guest Author Sandro Galea

Editor Michael Stein

03.16.2018 Map of US showing median distance to the nearest abortion provider by county, 2014.

How Far Do Women Have to Travel to Get an Abortion?

Women who want to have an abortion performed in the middle of the country must travel much farther than women living on the coasts to reach a provider, in some cases 180 miles or more.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

03.12.2018 a pregnant woman holding her belly

Chemical Endangerment Laws Hurt Pregnant Women

Laws originally meant to prevent exposure of children to drug-related environments such as meth labs are being expanded to criminalize substance use during pregnancy.

Guest Authors Katrina Hui, Cara Angelotta, Carl Erik Fisher

02.26.2018 Pink poster with a drawing of hands in handcuffs for a #JusticiaParaEvelyn rally

The Fight to Overturn El Salvador's Abortion Law

El Salvador is one of only four countries in the world with a total abortion ban. Local activists are using advocacy strategies to change both the laws and social norms from within the country.

Guest Author Lauryn Claassen

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