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A Deadly Oversight: Unintended Consequences of Restricting Abortions

Guest Author Alyssa Amendola

The Sexual Health of U.S. Youth Is Under Attack

Guest Authors Madison Cheng, Ezra Levinson, Ja'Karri Pierre, Divya Reddy, Klara Sattler

Click to Care: Telehealth Abortion Services

Fellow Dani Weissert

Understanding the Challenges of Breastfeeding

Guest Authors Laura Diaz, Joe Feinglass

Unlocking Understanding: Sex Ed for Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

Fellow Dani Weissert

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05.26.2023 woman in front of window looks down at pregnant belly

The Cost of Eviction

Pregnant people facing eviction had a higher risk of both low birth weight and preterm birth, with Black women experiencing the highest risk.

Fellow Kara Schmidt

05.01.2023 graph depicting increasing rates of congenital syphilis among US children, from 2011-2021

Sexual & Reproductive Health
Maternal Health

Ancient but Not Obsolete

Syphilis rates have steadily risen since 2001, particularly among reproductive-age women. This has resulted in increasing rates of congenital syphilis, a condition where a fetus contracts the syphilis infection from the mother during pregnancy.

Fellow Kara Schmidt

03.23.2023 a hand holding a pill and a magnifying glass

The Responsibility We Cannot Share

As women’s reproductive rights are being stripped away, men’s participation in family planning is essential. But long-acting, reversible, and reliable contraceptive options for men do not exist yet.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

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HPV Who?

Human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S., but awareness about the virus is declining.

Fellow Bethany Hallenborg

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Tell Your Friends About Your Birth Control

When choosing a contraceptive method, young women in the U.S. are influenced by recommendations from their friends and family.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

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Sexual & Reproductive Health

Isabel Morgan

Isabel Morgan is the director of Birth Equity Research Scholars at the National Birth Equity Collaborative. She is also a PhD candidate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, studying infertility epidemiology and equitable access to fertility treatment.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

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Dobbs and Doctors

Of the more than 6,000 residents training to be OB-GYNs in the U.S., 43.9% are at programs in abortion-restrictive states and therefore will not have access to abortion training.

Fellow Connor McCombs

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Kimberlee Hartzler-Weakley and Kayla McKean

Kimberlee Hartzler-Weakley, Ph.D., M.S., and Kayla McKean, M.Ed, lead a team developing an online sex education program targeted towards youth with higher rates of risky sexual behavior.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

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