Pregnancy Archives

12.02.2024 Aerial panoramic view of a small town near oil refinery industrial tanks

Rigged Stress

Living close to active oil and gas development sites may increase rates of stress and depression among women trying to conceive.

Fellow Heather Sherr

10.29.2024 Photo of pregnant woman sitting with hands on stomach with a red and blue gradient filter. reproductive health concept

Public Health on the Ballot: Reproductive Health

A look at where the presidential candidates stand on issues surrounding reproductive health, past and present.

Fellow Dani Weissert

10.23.2024 Silhouette of a young woman experiencing pregnancy, standing in front of a darkened window

Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Crisis pregnancy centers may provide access to care and free services, but these centers fail to offer comprehensive reproductive care for patients.

Fellow Dani Weissert

04.12.2024 Young woman speaking with her doctor during a pregnancy screening

A Call for Intimate Partner Violence Screenings During Pregnancy

More than a quarter of women who were assaulted during their pregnancy were not screened for intimate partner violence during routine care visits.

Fellow Dani Weissert

01.29.2024 Two line graph depicting the associations of weekly air pollution exposure with gestational age. Top graph shows nitrogen dioxide exposure and the bottom graph shows particulate matter exposure.

Two line graph depicting the associations of weekly air pollution exposure with gestational age. Top graph shows nitrogen dioxide exposure and the bottom graph shows particulate matter exposure.

Smoggy Beginnings

Exposure to air pollution, such as nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter (PM2.5), during critical times in pregnancy can lower birth weight by 1.4 ounces and 0.33 ounces, respectively.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

10.25.2023 line graphs showing maternal age–specific rates of very low birthweight in the U.S., by maternal race, 2017–19

Weighing In on Maternal Health

Black mothers are giving birth to very low-weight children (under 5.8 lbs) nearly twice as often as White mothers, with the gap in low birthweight increasing as maternal age increases.

Fellow Sean Hagan

10.02.2023 graph depicting pregnancy-associated homicide rates among persons aged 10–44 years by race/ethnicity and age

Vulnerable to Violence: Pregnancy and COVID-19

As COVID-19 lockdown orders trapped victims at home with their abusers, the pregnancy-related homicide rate increased steeply.

Fellow Adna Jaganjac

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

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

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