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May 6, 2011 | New Public Health Post
Heading into a very special Mother's Day weekend, NewPublicHealth pulled together some links and resources that celebrate Moms for everything they do to keep us healthy, wealthy and wise. National Women’s Health Week kicks off on Mother’s Day. The s ...
April 20, 2011 | Story
At holistic birth center in Washington, D.C., Ruth Watson Lubic succeeds where others haven't by helping low-income women deliver healthy babies.
May 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Personal loss shapes an Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar’s research agenda for years to come.
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article from the reports on a study of women who had obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) during pregnancy. The authors found a link between OSA and increased risk of preterm deliveries and maternal complications.
June 3, 2010 | Program Result
Family Health Initiatives implemented a uniform statewide screening process to identify pregnant women who use alcohol and other drugs and then disseminated it through a conference.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the experience of female Somali immigrants with the United States medical system, and focuses on reproductive health care. The authors used interviews, focus groups and surveys to identify challenges to care for Somali women.
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article analyzes the costs and benefits of a comprehensive pregnancy prevention program using community-based participatory research techniques. Researchers found that benefits to society exceeded costs by over $10,000 per year per adolescent.
September 30, 2010 | Story
Links to family and friends may trump race and class when it comes to avoiding many pregnancy-related health risks.
August 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Biliary tract disease can occur in pregnant women due to increased estrogen and progesterone levels. Cholecystectomy has reduced complications from the disease. This study performed a cross-sectional analysis of pregnant women treated for biliary tract disease between 1999 and 2006.
May 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This population-based study showed pregnant women have worse clinical and economic outcomes following thyroid and parathyroid surgery than nonpregnant women, with disparities in outcomes based on race, insurance and access to high-volume surgeons.