Feb 19, 2024
Curr Cardiol Rep. 2023 Oct;25(10):1103-1111. doi: 10.1007/s11886-023-01930-6. Epub 2023 Aug 26.
Katherine Pryor, Laura Tarter, Katherine Economy, Michael C Honigberg, Anne Marie Valente, Michael Garshick, Brittany Weber
Black Maternal Health Week 2024
Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Feb 19, 2024
April 11-17, 2024
We are thrilled to reveal the official theme for Black Maternal Health Week 2024 (#BMHW24): “Our Bodies STILL Belong to Us: Reproductive Justice NOW!” Widespread restrictions on abortion care access coupled with rising cases of criminalization due to pregnancy loss continue to widen the gaps of adverse maternal and birth outcomes in the U.S.
BMMA
Racial and ethnic inequities in stillbirth in the US: Looking upstream to close the gap: Seminars in Perinatology
Feb 13, 2024
Semin Perinatol. 2024 Feb;48(1):151865. doi: 10.1016/j.semperi.2023.151865. Epub 2023 Dec 20.
Michelle P Debbink, Kaitlyn K Stanhope, Carol J R Hogue
“Supporting Birthing People & Care Teams” webinar!
Maternal Health Learning and Innovation Center, Feb 12, 2024
You still have time to register for the “Supporting Birthing People & Care Teams” webinar! The webinar kicks off today, Feb. 12 at 1p ET. Register here: https://bit.ly/PostpartumCareToolsWebinar
What is the meaning behind National Wear Red Day?
dailymotion.com, Feb 2, 2024
Did you know that young moms are more likely to die of heart disease than other medical problems or that women are less likely to receive bystander CPR? National Wear Red Day aims to increase awareness.
dailymotion.com
2024 P3 EQUATE HERN Semi Annual Meeting
P3 EQUATE HERN, Jan 26, 2024
The 2024 P3 EQUATE HERN Semi Annual Meeting kicked off yesterday! This year’s meeting is being hosted by the BELIEVE Team at UNC Chapel Hill.
Helping Black families to grow and thrive
Penn Medicine News, Dec 8, 2023
To reverse the nationwide trend of serious harm and death before, during, and after childbirth for Black and other parents from marginalized groups, Penn Medicine is taking bold action to improve maternal health and eliminate racial disparities.
Penn Medicine News
7th Annual Black Maternal Health Conference
Black Mothers Matter Tufts (BMMTufts), Jan 23, 2024
April 5, 2024 | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (EST)
📣EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! 📣
On this #MaternalHealthAwarenessDay, we are thrilled to share that registration is now officially open for the 7th Annual Black Maternal Health Conference – the LARGEST gathering of its kind in the nation! https://bmhc2024.vfairs.com
Report shows misrepresentation on labels for prenatal vitamins
NM Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jan 22, 2024
Melissa Simon, MD, MPH (@DrMelissaSimon), shares #ThoughtLeadership on the #risks and #benefits of taking #supplements and #vitamins for patients who are #pregnant. http://scrippsnews.com/stories/report-shows-misrepresentation-on-labels-for-prenatal-vitamins
Findings showed 11 of the 12 prenatal supplement products had at least one of the nutrients that did not match the amount on the label.
Scripps News
Maternal Obesity Predicts Heart Disease Risk Better Than Pregnancy Complications
NM Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jan 22, 2024
“This means that pregnancy just reveals the risk for heart disease that’s already there.” Sadiya S. Khan, MD, MSc (@HeartDocSadiya), discusses a recent Northwestern Medicine study that examined the effect of #pregnancy on the development of #HeartDisease. Learn more:…
