Dec 5, 2023
Veronica A Kane, Maria Andrikopoulou, Clara Bertozzi-Villa, Joseph Mims, Kelsey Pinson, Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman
AJOG Glob Rep. 2023 Oct 5;3(4):100273. doi: 10.1016/j.xagr.2023.100273. eCollection 2023 Nov.
Intrapartum care measures and indicators for monitoring the implementation of WHO recommendations for a positive childbirth experience: a scoping review
Nov 27, 2023
Lauren Hannah Vallely, Anna Shalit, Renae Nguyen, Fernando Althabe, Verónica Pingray, Mercedes Bonet, Elizabeth Armari, Meghan Bohren, Caroline Homer, Joshua Peter Vogel
BMJ Open. 2023 Nov 22;13(11):e069081. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069081.
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.
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.
Artificial neural network approaches to identify maternal and infant risk and asset factors using Peridata.Net: a WI-MIOS study
Sep 18, 2023
Artificial neural network approaches to identify maternal and infant risk and asset factors using http://Peridata.Net:a WI-MIOS study
Jeana M Holt, AkkeNeel Talsma, Teresa S Johnson, Timothy Ehlinger
JAMIA Open. 2023 Sep 14;6(3):ooad080. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooad080. eCollection 2023 Oct.
PMID: 37719084 PMCID: PMC10500218
Leveraging quality improvement to promote health equity: standardization of prenatal aspirin recommendations
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Sep 8, 2023
Maya E Gross, Amy Godecker, Ainsley Hughes, Katherine Sampene
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2023 Sep 8;23(1):651. doi: 10.1186/s12884-023-05922-w.
Objective: Aspirin (ASA) is recommended for patients at elevated risk of preeclampsia. Limited data exists on adherence to guidelines for ASA prescription. This project evaluates the implementation of a standardized approach to ASA prescription in an academic OB/Gyn practice.
Development of a Maternal Equity Safety Bundle to Eliminate Racial Inequities in Massachusetts
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Sep 7, 2023
Kheyfets, Anna BS; Vitek, Kali MPH; Conklin, Claire BS; Tu, Christianna MD, MPH; Larson, Elysia ScD; Zera, Chloe MD; Iverson, Ronald MD, MPH; Reiff, Emily MD; Healy, Andrew MD; Lauring, Julianne MD; Schoen, Corina MD; Manganaro, Karen DNP, RNC-OB; Pomerleau, Mary DNP, MPH; Glass, Bonnell MN; Amutah-Onukagha, Ndidiamaka PhD, MPH; Diop, Hafsatou MD, MPH; Meadows, Audra R. MD, MPH
Obstetrics & Gynecology: September 7, 2023. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005322
Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health intervention coverage in 70 low-income and middle-income countries, 2000-30: trends, projections, and inequities
Sep 4, 2023
Md Mizanur Rahman, Thomas Rouyard, Sumaiya Tasneem Khan, Ryota Nakamura, Md Rashedul Islam, Md Sifat Hossain, Shamima Akter, Maria Lohan, Moazzam Ali, Motohiro Sato
Lancet Glob Health. 2023 Oct;11(10):e1531-e1543. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00358-3. Epub 2023 Sep 4.
Background: Monitoring the progress in reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) using the composite coverage index (CCI) is crucial to evaluate the advancement of low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) towards the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal target 3. We present current benchmarking for 70 LMICs, forecasting to 2030, and an analysis of inequities within and across countries.
Road to Equity in Maternal and Child Health: Honoring the Past and Blazing New Paths
Aug 21, 2023
Matern Child Health J. 2023 Aug 14. doi: 10.1007/s10995-023-03761-x. Online ahead of print.
Diane L. Rowley, Vijaya K. Hogan & Chad Abresch
The initiative radically changed the narratives about the underlying factors contributing to inequities in birth outcomes of Black women, altered the way we currently approach addressing inequities, and holds the keys for transforming practice to a more holistic and systematic approach to building sustained organizational structures in maternal and child health that accelerate the achievement of birth equity.
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
