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Mood Up, Libido Down: When Antidepressants Kill the Mood

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

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

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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

02.09.2023 a graph of different colored bars

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

01.27.2023 a woman smiling at camera

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

01.26.2023 a map of the united states

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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