Sexual & Reproductive Health

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Policy vs. Practice: Hurdles in Expanding Birth Control Access

Fellow Jude Sleiman

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Fellow Dani Weissert

Pregnancy, Divorce, and the Dangerous Gaps in State Laws

Fellow Dani Weissert

Falling Through the Cracks: Pregnancy Coverage for Undocumented Mothers

Fellow Dani Weissert

The Ripple Effects of Abortion Bans: A Glimpse into Texas' Future

Fellow Jude Sleiman

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05.13.2024

Charting Change: OBGYN Residency Post-Roe

Following the Dobbs decision, OBGYN residency applications in states with abortion bans and gestational limits decreased.

Fellow Dani Weissert

05.02.2024

Confronting the Challenges of Breastfeeding with a Disability

Mothers with disabilities were less likely to receive information about breastfeeding from their providers and were less likely to breastfeed their infants in the first few months postpartum than mothers without disabilities.

Fellow Dani Weissert

04.25.2024 Whitney S. Rice headshot

Sexual & Reproductive Health

Whitney S. Rice

Whitney S. Rice, assistant professor at Emory University Rollins School of Public Health and director of the Center for Reproductive Health Research in the Southeast (RISE), speaks about her work to advance reproductive health.

Fellow Dani Weissert

04.01.2024 graph depicting sexual health messaging shared by condom brands across social media platforms

Condoms, Clicks, and Sexual Health

Condom brands are filling critical gaps in access to sexual health education through engaging posts across their social media platforms.

Fellow Dani Weissert

02.12.2024 bar graph depicting the availability of information about abortions versus colonoscopies on hospital websites

Abortion Scavenger Hunt

On many hospitals' websites, information about abortion services is often hidden, if even available at all, creating an additional barrier for those seeking care.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

01.31.2024 line graph depicting the proportion of health centers offering onsite contraception by Choose Well participation status in South Carolina vs Alabama

line graph depicting the proportion of health centers offering onsite contraception by Choose Well participation status in South Carolina vs Alabama

Beyond Abortion Bans: Choose Well and Access to Contraception

After the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, Choose Well, a state initiative to reduce unintended pregnancies in South Carolina, greatly improved access to contraception, particularly IUDs, which increased from just 37% of clinics offering them to over 85%.

Fellow Adna Jaganjac

01.08.2024 Close up of someone holding and looking down at a sonogram image

Pro-Life? Abortion Bans Increase Infant Deaths

U.S. counties in states with restrictive abortion laws had a 16% higher infant mortality rate than those counties in less restrictive states.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

12.06.2023 image of planned parenthood, an organization that offers reproductive health care in all forms

Sexual & Reproductive Health

Without Planned Parenthood, Texas Medicaid Patients Lose Access to Reproductive Care

In 2021, Planned Parenthood was terminated from Texas' Medicaid Network, limiting the most marginalized patients' access to reproductive care.

Guest Author Anna Chatillon

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