UAB Center for NICHD Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research is continued through new funding and partnerships

UAB, Aug 11, 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Carlo & Dr. Chomba & colleagues on the competitive renewal of the Global Network for Women’s & Children’s Health Research!

Read more about the ongoing research partnership, supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD of the NIH ➡️https://bit.ly/3qlwWJI

The funding for UAB’s site of the ongoing program, Global Network for Women’s and Children’s Health Research, has been competitively renewed for a seven-year term by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) of the National Institutes of Health.

Written by Emily Liming Johns, Heersink School of Medicine
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Even a little breastfeeding goes a long way in protecting heart health of baby and mom

American Heart News, Aug 9, 2023

#NationalBreastfeedingMonth Learn how breastfeeding can be good for the heart health of mom and baby.

The American Heart Association says research shows breastfeeding can have long-term cardiovascular health benefits

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Life’s Essential 8™

American Heart News, July 30, 2023

What are the 8 things you can do to improve your heart and brain health? Getting a good night’s sleep is one. Check out LifesEssential8

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Workshop on Advancing Diagnostic Excellence for Maternal Health Care – 2023

Elizabeth Howell, MD MPP, July 28, 2023

It was a pleasure to be part of the planning committee for this important @NASEM_Health workshop. We had amazing speakers and a wonderful exchange of ideas on action-oriented solutions to address the current US maternal healthcare crisis.

Workshop on Advancing Diagnostic Excellence for Maternal Health Care

This event will take place in Irvine, California on July 27, 2023, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM PT.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will host a free public workshop, Advancing Diagnostic Excellence in Maternal Health Care, on Thursday July 27, 2023 at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center in Irvine, CA. Attendees will have the opportunity to join this workshop either in person or via a live webcast.

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Best practices in addressing social needs for maternal health

P3 EQUATE HERN, July 25, 2023

Best practices in addressing social needs for maternal health, with Drs. Amelia Gibson @AmeliaNGibson and Alison Stuebe @astuebe for the American Heart Association @American_Heart https://liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/heq.2022.0020

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Lunching, learning, and talking about research collaborations at the @p3equatehern meeting

P3 EQUATE HERN, July 25, 2023

The Maternal & Infant Health HERN Annual Meeting starts today! We are excited to present our network’s progress! We are excited to present our network’s progress!

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The Maternal & Infant Health HERN Annual Meeting – July 24, 2023

P3 EQUATE HERN, July 24, 2023

The Maternal & Infant Health HERN Annual Meeting starts today! We are excited to present our network’s progress! We are excited to present our network’s progress!

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Neighborhood racial segregation linked to shorter life spans

Northwestern University, By Kristin Samuelson, Jul 14, 2023

Further proof that ‘your zip code is more important than your genetic code’

Black residents living in highly segregated neighborhoods have significantly shortened life expectancies, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

Compared to residents living in less segregated predominantly white neighborhoods, life expectancies of people in highly segregated areas are four years shorter on average, the study found.

https://news.northwestern.edu/
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Black Maternal Mental Health Week Webinar – July 24, 2023

P3 EQUATE HERN, July 12, 2023

March of Dimes & Postpartum Support International Webinar for Black Maternal Mental Health Week: 7/24 at 12pm CT. Join to hear from a panel of black birthing team members and those with lived experience. Register here: March of Dimes & Postpartum Support International Webinar for Black Maternal Mental Health Week: 7/24 at 12pm CT. Join to hear from a panel of black birthing team members and those with lived experience. Register here: tinyurl.com/yhvm3bhk

Black Maternal Mental Health Week Webinar
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US Maternal Mortality Is Unacceptably High, Unequal, and Getting Worse—What Can Be Done About It?

JAMA Network, July 3, 2023

Areport released this spring by the National Center for Health Statistics summarized the strikingly high rates of maternal deaths in the US. In 2021, the US rate of maternal deaths that occurred while pregnant or within 42 days of being pregnant was 32.9 per 100 000 live births—more than 10 times the estimated rates for other high-income countries including Australia, Israel, and Spain, which all hover between 2 to 3 deaths per 100 000 live births.

Jennifer Abbasi, JAMA Network

JAMA. Published online July 3, 2023. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.11328

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