Mesenburg, Marilla Arndt, Maria Clara Restrepo-Mendez, Hugo Amigo et al., “Ethnic Group Inequalities in Coverage with Reproductive, Maternal and Child… [Read More]
Perinatal Care
An Approach to Identify a Minimum and Rational Proportion of Caesarean Sections in Resource-Poor Settings: A Global Network Study (Belizán, 2018)
Belizán, José M., Nicole Minckas, Elizabeth M. McClure et al., “An Approach to Identify a Minimum and Rational Proportion of… [Read More]
Study: 1 in 7 Children of Zika-Infected Moms have Problems (AP News)
One out of every seven babies born to U.S. mothers who were infected with Zika during pregnancy developed some kind… [Read More]
Prenatal Maternal Depressive Symptoms Predict Early Infant Health Concerns (Coburn, 2018)
Coburn, S. S., L. J. Luecken, I. A. Rystad et al., “Prenatal Maternal Depressive Symptoms Predict Early Infant Health Concerns,”… [Read More]
The Mother-Infant Study Cohort (MISC): Methodology, Challenges, and Baseline Characteristics (Radwan, 2018)
Radwan, Hadia, Mona Hashim, Reyad Shaker Obaid et al., “The Mother-Infant Study Cohort (MISC): Methodology, Challenges, and Baseline Characteristics,” PLOS… [Read More]
Patient Experience of a Psychiatric Mother Baby Unit (Wright, 2018)
Wright, Tanya, Tanisha Jowsey, Josephine Stanton et al., “Patient Experience of a Psychiatric Mother Baby Unit,” PLOS One 13, no.5… [Read More]
Creating a Safe Place for Women to Give Birth in Africa (Liberian Daily Observer)
Liberia has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios, and also very high mortality rates for newborns. In response, Africare… [Read More]
Impact on Birth Weight and Child Growth of Participatory Learning and Action Women’s Groups with and without Transfers of Food or Cash during Pregnancy: Findings of the Low Birth Weight South Asia Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial (LBWSAT) in Nepal (Saville, 2018)
Saville, Naomi M., Bhim P. Shrestha, Sarah Style et al., “Impact on Birth Weight and Child Growth of Participatory Learning… [Read More]
Health for Migrants and Dominicans of Haitian Descent (The Lancet)
Hundreds of thousands of people whose official status is bogged down in administrative struggle are afraid to access health care… [Read More]
New Mexico’s Midwife Programs Garner National Attention (KOB 4)
A group of researchers ranked New Mexico second in the U.S. when it comes to the high number of midwives,… [Read More]






