Birthing Archives

05.14.2024

The Weight of Women’s Health Insurance

Insurance status is deeply connected to birth weight, with uninsured pregnant women more likely to have a low-birth-weight birth.

Fellow Heather Sherr

08.28.2023 edited headshot of Ann Peralta

Ann Peralta

Ann Peralta, founder of Partner to Decide, discusses her birthing equity tool, which helps pregnant people make informed decisions about induction of labor.

Fellow Sean Hagan

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

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

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

01.18.2023 a person standing in front of arrows

DACA's Impact on Birth Outcomes

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was associated with improvements in birthweight-related outcomes in the years following the policy’s implementation in 2012.

Guest Authors Jacqueline Torres, Tania Pacheco-Werner

10.20.2022 Marcela Howell

Sexual & Reproductive Health
Maternal Health

Marcela Howell

Marcela Howell is president and CEO of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women's Reproductive Agenda, a national state partnership of eight Black women's reproductive justice organizations.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

09.16.2022 a graph of suicide

The Unspoken Pregnancy Complication

Researchers evaluated racial disparities in suicide risk among half a million pregnant people ages 15 to 49.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

02.18.2022 holding hand of person in hospital bed

All Pregnancies End

All reproductive experiences should be supported whether they end in childbirth, miscarriage or termination.

Fellow Maya Thirkill

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