Diversifying Doulas Initiative: Improving Maternal Health Outcomes in People of Color Through Doula Care

Jul 5, 2024

Sharee Livingston, Cherise Hamblin, Crista Johnson, LaShekia Chatman, Kayla Bolden

Health Equity. 2024 Jul 1;8(1):455-460. doi: 10.1089/heq.2023.0082. eCollection 2024.

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Racism and perinatal health inequities research: where we have been and where we should go

Jul 5, 2024

Irene E Headen, Michal A Elovitz, Ashley N Battarbee, Jamie O Lo, Michelle P Debbink

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Oct;227(4):560-570. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.05.033. Epub 2022 May 18.

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Social Media and Cardiovascular Health: Implications for Women

Jul 3, 2024

Rachel E Goodman, Morgan Lamberg, Kate Wilcox, Anum Minhas, Rachel Bond, Eric H Yang, Negeen Shahandeh, Sherry-Ann Brown

Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2022 Dec;24(12):901-913. doi: 10.1007/s11883-022-01069-9.

Rural Community Engagement for Health Disparities Research: The Unique Role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

Jul 2, 2024

Lorraine C Taylor, Charity S Watkins, Hannah Chesterton, K Sean Kimbro, Ruby Gerald

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Dec 23;18(1):64. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18010064.

Vital Signs: Maternity Care Experiences – United States, April 2023

Jul 1, 2024

Yousra A Mohamoud, Elizabeth Cassidy, Erika Fuchs, Lindsay S Womack, Lisa Romero, Lauren Kipling, Reena Oza-Frank, Katharyn Baca, Romeo R Galang, Andrea Stewart, Sarah Carrigan, Jennifer Mullen, Ashley Busacker, Brittany Behm 1, Lisa M Hollier, Charlan Kroelinger, Trisha Mueller, Wanda D Barfield, Shanna Cox

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2023 Sep 1;72(35):961-967. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7235e1.

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.