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Murder: A Leading Cause of Maternal Mortality

Fellow Priyanka Athalye

Obstetric Care Disappears as Home Births Rise

Fellow Kylee Cochran

How Strict Abortion Bans Harm Maternal Health

Fellow Priyanka Athalye

From Rare to Rising: The Comeback of Preventable Infant Bleeding

Fellow Kylee Cochran

A Deadly Oversight: Unintended Consequences of Restricting Abortions

Guest Author Alyssa Amendola

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05.06.2025 silhouette of a stressed mother taking care of her young child

Born Into Stress: How Maternal Mental Health Shapes Child Behavior

Higher maternal stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms during pregnancy are associated with higher negative temperament in children.

Guest Author Francheska M. Merced-Nieves

04.18.2025 Young woman taking birth control pills, emphasizing contraceptive health concept

Sexual & Reproductive Health
Adolescent Health

The Contraceptive Care Divide Among Disabled Youth

Teens with autism and other developmental disabilities were less likely to use hormonal contraceptives than their typically developing peers.

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

04.07.2025 portrait of a young woman using a mobile app

Period Apps After Dobbs: More Users, More Risks

Following the Dobbs decision, the number of women using period-tracking apps has increased from 37% to 45%, raising privacy concerns.

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

03.31.2025 Doula therapist care and treatment for pregnant couple

How Doulas Improve Health for New Mothers and Babies

Pregnant women supported by a doula were 46% more likely to attend a postpartum appointment than those without.

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

03.18.2025 blue vibrating sex toy on a blue background

Sex Toys: Pleasure or Risk?

As sex toys break down with use, they may release harmful chemicals, like phthalates and microplastics, inside the body.

Fellow Dani Weissert

02.11.2025 Pregnant Woman Receiving Prenatal Check-Up by Doctor

The Hidden Inequity in Emergency C-Sections

Among low-risk pregnant mothers, Black mothers were 149% more likely than White mothers to undergo an unscheduled C-section.

Fellow Jude Sleiman

02.05.2025 A close-up image of a packet of birth control pills

Sexual & Reproductive Health

Policy vs. Practice: Hurdles in Expanding Birth Control Access

In states where Medicaid covers 12-month supplies of birth control pills, most contraceptive users only receive a 1-3-month supply at a time.

Fellow Jude Sleiman

01.31.2025 illustration about symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Sexual & Reproductive Health

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Despite growing awareness of the condition, around 75% of women with PCOS go undiagnosed.

Fellow Dani Weissert

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