Pregnancy Archives

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

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

02.23.2023 a pregnant woman holding her belly

Disease
Chronic Disease

Anti-Life Legislation

Is cancer considered a medical exception in abortion bans? It's unclear, and people in anti-abortion states are now left with few choices.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

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

10.20.2022 Marcela Howell

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

09.15.2022 baby in hospital alone

The COVID-19 Pandemic Baby Bust

Birth rates declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the full impact remains largely unknown.

Guest Author Michael E. Silverman

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