Sexual & Reproductive Health

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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

The Cost of Costly PrEP

Fellow Priyanka Athalye

Late Diagnoses, Later Births: The PCOS Pattern

Fellow Kylee Cochran

The True Cost of Sexually Transmitted Infections

Fellow Kylee Cochran

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07.11.2023 mother feeding newborn child with a bottle on the couch

New York’s Paid Family Leave Law Leads to More Equitable Use of Paid Leave Following Childbirth

In 2018, the implementation of New York’s Paid Family Leave law increased the use of paid leave after childbirth among all women, with the greatest increase among women of color.

Guest Authors Barbara Dennison, Trang Nguyen

07.06.2023 close up image of pregnant woman's growing baby bump

Birthing Centers, Medicaid, and the Strong Start Initiative

Birthing centers have shown beneficial results for the health of both birthing persons and their babies, regardless of insurance type.

Guest Author Hannah Krause

06.20.2023 graph depicting mental distress in the wake of abortion bans and subsequent increased travel distances to abortion clinics post-Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision

graph depicting mental distress in the wake of abortion bans and subsequent increased travel distances to abortion clinics post-Dobbs v. Jackson Supreme Court decision

Dobbs Distress

After the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, women and pregnancy-capable people of reproductive age reported a 10% increase in mental distress compared to the months before the decision.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

06.16.2023 Paula Lantz

Paula Lantz

Paula Lantz, James B. Hudak professor of health policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, discusses the effects of restrictive abortion policy in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision.

Fellow Adna Jaganjac

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

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

03.20.2023 a comparison of a graph

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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