April 18, 2023
Breastfeeding While Working
Returning to work after having a baby can be challenging, especially if you are breastfeeding, chestfeeding, or pumping milk. This guide will help you make a plan to take care of your lactation needs at work. It explains your legal protections and gives you practical tips for how to talk to your boss about changes you may need at work.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), April 17, 2023
Health Equity researchers: Be sure to apply for AHRQ’s new funding opportunity, which aims to build the equity-focused evidence base & transform care delivery for all patients. Apply by April 21: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-23-002.html
Funding Opportunity Title:
Dissemination and Implementation of Equity-Focused Evidence-Based Interventions in Healthcare Delivery Systems (R18)
JAMA Current, April 17, 2023
Dr. Melissa Simon joined the JAMA editorial team. She is a member of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, where her research aims at promoting healthy equity among low income, medically underserved women.
UAB OB/GYN, April 17, 2023
Black Maternal Health Week, which is celebrated annually from April 11-17, was founded by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance and is part of National Minority Health Month. It serves to raise awareness of Black maternal health issues and promote dialogue around solutions, policies, research, and community involvement.
N Engl J Med, April 13, 2023
Luis D. Pacheco, M.D., Rebecca G. Clifton, Ph.D., George R. Saade, M.D., Steven J. Weiner, M.S., Samuel Parry, M.D., John M. Thorp, Jr., M.D., Monica Longo, M.D., Ph.D., Ashley Salazar, R.N., M.S.N., W.H.N.P., Wendy Dalton, R.N., Alan T.N. Tita, M.D., Ph.D., Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, M.D., Suneet P. Chauhan, M.D., et al., for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal–Fetal Medicine Units Network*
April 13, 2023
N Engl J Med 2023; 388:1365-1375
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2207419
Background: Prophylactic use of tranexamic acid at the time of cesarean delivery has been shown to decrease the calculated blood loss, but the effect on the need for blood transfusions is unclear.
Northwestern Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology, April 10, 2023
The vision of Northwestern Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology is to serve as a global leader in obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health through innovations in person-centered care, research and education. This report is a summary of our accomplishments at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine over the last fiscal year, September 2021 to August 2022. Learn more about our work in the FY2022 OB-GYN Annual Report.
AHA Scientific Statement, April 10, 2023
Nonbiological variables need to be incorporated into the cardiovascular risk assessment of women.
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Women: The Impact of Race and Ethnicity: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Mehta LS, Velarde GP, Lewey J, Sharma G, Bond RM, Navas-Acien A, Fretts AM, Magwood GS, Yang E, Blumenthal RS, Brown RM, Mieres JH;
American Heart Association Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in Women and Underrepresented Populations Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; Council on Hypertension; Council on Lifelong Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Health in the Young; Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health; Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease; and Stroke Council.
Circulation . 2023 Apr 10. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001139. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37035919 .
Written by Emily Liming Johns, UAB Heersink School of Medicine News, April 7, 2023
World Health Day commemorates the World Health Organization’s April 7, 1948, founding and is celebrated to raise global health awareness. This year’s theme is “Health for All,” emphasizing the past, present, and future of global communities coming together to provide health equity and access. Through the establishment of the Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health (MHIGH), UAB’s engagement in global health, including collaborative partnerships, continues to grow as interest in global health work is consistently increasing.
Last year, the Heersink School of Medicine communications team sat down with the institute’s director and associate dean for Global and Women’s Health, Alan T. N. Tita, M.D., Ph.D., to discuss his team’s vision of UAB’s global health efforts.
The team followed up with Dr. Tita this year to catch up on the institute’s progress and vision for 2023.
CDC, April 3, 2023
Black Maternal Health Week is recognized each year from April 11-17 to bring attention and action in improving Black maternal health. Everyone can play a role in working to prevent pregnancy-related deaths and improving maternal health outcomes.
Salon.com, by Nicole Karlis, March 23, 2023
The closure of a labor and delivery unit in Idaho is a harbinger of what’s to come.
Melissa Simon, MD discusses the closures of many labor and delivery units at hospitals across the country and provides thought leadership on what the closures mean for pregnant people.
