Care of the Postpartum Patient in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review with Implications for Maternal Mortality

Jun 28, 2024

Kellie A Mitchell, Alison J Haddock, Hamad Husainy, Lauren A Walter, Indranee Rajapreyar, Martha Wingate, Catherine H Smith, Alan Tita, Rachel Sinkey

Am J Perinatol. 2023 Apr;40(5):489-507. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1732455. Epub 2021 Jul 29.

Patient and Provider Perspectives About the Use of Patient-Generated Health Data During Pregnancy: Qualitative Exploratory Study

Jun 27, 2024

Sarah R MacEwan, Ramona G Olvera, Pallavi Jonnalagadda, Naleef Fareed, Ann Scheck McAlearney

JMIR Form Res. 2024 May 8:8:e52397. doi: 10.2196/52397.

NC lawmakers, advocates call for action to address crisis in Black maternal health

Jun 26, 2024

When she found out she was pregnant in 2016, Charity Watkins, a doctoral student at the time, did all the right things, meticulously following all recommended practices to ensure a successful and healthy pregnancy.

“I initiated prenatal care… my husband and I enrolled in birthing classes, I read books on what to expect, and took extra care to ensure I ate well and exercised throughout my pregnancy,” said Watkins, who is Black.

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What we talk about when we talk about severe maternal morbidity: a call to action to critically review severe maternal morbidity as an outcome measure

Jun 26, 2024

Adina R Kern-Goldberger, Elizabeth A Howell, Sindhu K Srinivas, Lisa D Levine

Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2023 May;5(5):100882. doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.100882. Epub 2023 Feb 1.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adverse Perinatal Outcomes at Term

Jun 25, 2024

Jacqueline G Parchem, Madeline Murguia Rice, William A Grobman, Jennifer L Bailit, Ronald J Wapner, Michelle P Debbink, John M Thorp Jr, Steve N Caritis, Mona Prasad, Alan T N Tita, George R Saade, Yoram Sorokin, Dwight J Rouse, Jorge E Tolosa; Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network

Am J Perinatol. 2023 Apr;40(5):557-566. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1730348. Epub 2021 May 31.

Implications and Insights on Federal Revisions to Race and Ethnicity Data Collection

Jun 24, 2024

Last month, experts from various backgrounds related to health equity and race gathered to discuss data collection disparities among marginalized populations.

Allostatic Load and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

Jun 24, 2024

Amir J Lueth, Amanda A Allshouse, Nathan M Blue, William A Grobman, Lisa D Levine, Hyagriv N Simhan, Jin Kyung Kim, Jasmine Johnson, Fernando A Wilson, Maureen Murtaugh, Robert M Silver; National Institutes of Health (NIH), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study: Monitoring Mothers-to-Be (nuMoM2b), and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) nuMoM2b Heart Health Study (nuMoM2b-HHS)

Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Dec 1;140(6):974-982. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004971. Epub 2022 Nov 2.

The Social Context of Pregnancy, Respectful Maternity Care, Biomarkers of Weathering, and Postpartum Mental Health Inequities: A Scoping Review

Jun 19, 2024

Bridget Basile-Ibrahim, Joan Combellick, Thomas L Mead, Alee Sorensen, Janene Batten, Robyn Schafer

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Apr 15;21(4):480. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21040480.