AHA Healthy for Good, Nov 5, 2023
We, as humans, need rest. When we wear ourselves down, stress can get in the way of our mental and physical health. This holiday season, let’s make it our mission to be #RestfulNotStressful.
AHA Healthy for Good: Reminder – Think of one thing you’re grateful for right now
Development of a prediction model of postpartum hospital use using an equity-focused approach
Oct 30, 2023
Teresa Janevic, Lewis E Tomalin, Kimberly B Glazer, Natalie Boychuk, Adina Kern-Goldberger, Micki Burdick, Frances Howell, Mayte Suarez-Farinas, Natalia Egorova, Jennifer Zeitlin, Paul Hebert, Elizabeth A Howell
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Oct 23:S0002-9378(23)00769-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.10.033.
The authors attempt to uncover the factors related to practitioners and health care services that lead to inequities in maternal health in Alabama.
Mentorship as Leadership
ACOG, Oct 30, 2023
Mentorship is a valuable way to help physicians from underrepresented backgrounds—and their patients—thrive. In a new Frontline Voices: Leadership Every Day post, Arthurine Zakama, MD, shares how mentorship can change the future of medicine. Read more: https://bit.ly/3MgMar2
Role of Cardiovascular Health in Maternal Health
Oct 20, 2023
Learn more about pregnancy- and postpartum-related cardiovascular conditions, risk factors, and solutions to improving maternal health outcomes using an equity-first approach. Register for the free accredited learning module at
https://professional.heart.org/en/education/role-of-cardiovascular-health-in-maternal-health
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Month
Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Oct 10, 2023
This Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Month, we send our love to Black Mamas & Birthing People who’ve experienced a pregnancy or infant loss. We know the impact experiencing such trauma can have, which is why we are grateful that platforms such as @sistersinloss exist!
National Academy of Medicine Annual Meeting 2023 – Women’s Health: From Cell to Society
National Academy of Medicine, Oct 9, 2023
The panel on addressing maternal and reproductive health with Laurie C. Zephyrin, @NOLAobgyn, @JackResneckMD, @a_salganicoff, @neel_shah, and @DrMelissaSimon is starting now! #NAMmtg
"What I learned there that I keep to this day is the community's voice is with the data. We bring that data, and we respect that data, to the table. And we allow that data to speak on behalf of the community and that's how we get the community voice into a lot of the innovation." pic.twitter.com/P3aq60R4Ux
— National Academy of Medicine (@theNAMedicine) October 9, 2023
Contribution of Health Care Practitioner and Maternity Services Factors to Racial Disparities in Alabama
Oct 9, 2023
A Qualitative Study
Toluhi, Angelina A. MD, MPH; Richardson, Molly R. MPH, PhD; Julian, Zoe I. MD, MPH; Sinkey, Rachel G. MD; Knight, Candace C. PhD; Budhwani, Henna MPH, PhD; Szychowski, Jeff M. PhD; Wingate, Martha S. DrPH, MPH; Tita, Alan T. MD, PhD; Baskin, Monica L. MS, PhD; Turan, Janet M. MPH, PhD
Obstetrics & Gynecology 142(4):p 873-885, October 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005326
The authors attempt to uncover the factors related to practitioners and health care services that lead to inequities in maternal health in Alabama.
Honored to be formally inducted into National Academy of Medicine – Elizabeth Howell, MD MPP
Elizabeth Howell, MD MPP, Oct 8, 2023
Honored to be formally inducted into @theNAMedicine – an incredible experience I shared with my family and Regina Cunningham HUP CEO @PennMedicine
Congratulations to our MHIGH director Alan Tita, MD, PhD for his induction today into the National Academy of Medicine!
UAB Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health, Oct 7, 2023
Congratulations to our MHIGH director @atitapatterns for his induction today into the National Academy of Medicine!
