Birthing Archives

10.12.2020 a map of a city

Measuring Rural Health

What it means to be rural is notoriously hard to define. Are there better ways to define rurality than by county?

Fellow Gray Babbs

09.30.2020 a pair of blue footprints

Missing Maternal Health

States with racial disparities in maternal deaths should adopt a policy like the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act.

Guest Author Carolyn Hoffman

04.23.2020 a set of hands with different gestures

Communication is Key

Deaf and hard-of-hearing patients are more likely to report experiences of poor communication with health care providers than hearing patients.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

03.27.2020 a silhouette of a pregnant woman

Maternal Mistreatment

Understanding women’s lived experiences during and after pregnancy is essential to optimize birth outcomes and reduce maternal mortality in women of color.

Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu

08.27.2019 a map of the united states

Immigrant Births in Arizona

SB 1070 has had a negative impact on self-reported health, healthcare use, and pregnancy outcomes among Latino adults and children in Arizona.

Fellow Greg Kantor

07.26.2019 a pair of hands in handcuffs

Criminalizing Pregnancy

Criminalizing substance use during pregnancy is common, but there is no evidence that prosecuting women for using substances during pregnancy helps.

Guest Author Sugy Choi

06.12.2019 a graph of a number of people

Practice What We Preach

A 2019 study shows that public health schools’ maternity leave policies are too often not in keeping with their proclaimed values.

Fellow Jori Fortson

06.06.2019 a graph of abortions decline

Declining Abortion Rates in a Sexual Revolution

Abortion rates in the United States are falling. One explanation can be that high schoolers are having less sex than their predecessors did 40 years ago.

Fellow Greg Kantor

05.31.2019 a row of colored pencils

Picking Up the Pencil in Postpartum

Having a baby can be a stressful time on mothers, but evidence suggests that expressive writing can help women whose wellbeing is at risk following birth.

Guest Author Alex Thornton

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