New screening method may better predict preeclampsia early in first pregnancy

Jun 10, 2024

A more personalized screening approach for a potentially life-threatening pregnancy complication related to blood pressure could better predict the condition during the first trimester, when it may still be preventable, new research suggests.

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Community and Systems Contributors and Strategies to Reduce Racial Inequities in Maternal Health in the Deep South: Provider Perspectives

Jun 10, 2024

Molly B Richardson, Angelina A Toluhi, Monica L Baskin, Henna Budhwani, Zoë I Julian, Candace C Knight, Rachel Sinkey, Jeff M Szychowski, Alan T N Tita, Martha S Wingate, Janet M Turan

Health Equity. 2023 Sep 13;7(1):581-591. doi: 10.1089/heq.2023.0114. eCollection 2023.

Health Equity Initiatives has a new name! Welcome to the Center for Community Health Enhancement and Learning (HEAL).

Jun 10, 2024

Implementation research priorities for addressing the maternal health crisis in the USA: results from a modified Delphi study among researchers

Jun 7, 2024

Rebecca F Hamm, Michelle H Moniz, Inaya Wahid, Rachel Blankstein Breman, Jennifer A Callaghan-Koru;
Implementation Science for Maternal Health National Working Group

Implement Sci Commun. 2023 Jul 21;4(1):83. doi: 10.1186/s43058-023-00461-z.

Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health: Consensus Bundle on Cardiac Conditions in Obstetric Care

Jun 6, 2024

Afshan B Hameed, Alison Haddock, Diana S Wolfe, Karen Florio, Nora Drummond, Christie Allen, Isabel Taylor, Susan Kendig, Garssandra Presumey-Leblanc, Emily Greenwood

Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Feb 1;141(2):253-263. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005048. Epub 2023 Jan 4.

Maternal and neonatal risk-appropriate care: gaps, strategies, and areas for further research

Jun 5, 2024

Carla L DeSisto, Charlan D Kroelinger, Madison Levecke, Sanaa Akbarali, Ellen Pliska, Wanda D Barfield

J Perinatol. 2023 Jun;43(6):817-822. doi: 10.1038/s41372-022-01580-6. Epub 2023 Jan 11.

Antibias Efforts in United States Maternity Care: A Scoping Review of the Publicly Funded Health Equity Intervention Pipeline

Jun 4, 2024

Sarah B Garrett, Anjali Walia, Fiona Miller, Peggy Tahir, Linda Jones, Julie Harris, Breezy Powell, Brittany Chambers, Melissa A Simon

Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Mar 1;66(1):110-123. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000761. Epub 2022 Dec 26.

Midwives’ and Other Perinatal Health Workers’ Perceptions of the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis in the United States

Jun 3, 2024

Melva Craft-Blacksheare, Peggy Kahn

J Midwifery Womens Health. 2023 Jan;68(1):62-70. doi: 10.1111/jmwh.13433. Epub 2022 Nov 22.

County-Level Maternal Vulnerability and Preterm Birth in the US

May 31, 2024

Elizabeth G Salazar, Diana Montoya-Williams, Molly Passarella, Carolyn McGann, Kathryn Paul, Daria Murosko, Michelle-Marie Peña, Robin Ortiz, Heather H Burris, Scott A Lorch, Sara C Handley

JAMA Netw Open. 2023 May 1;6(5):e2315306. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.15306.

Improving Postpartum and Long-Term Health After an Adverse Pregnancy Outcome: Examining Interventions From a Health Equity Perspective

May 30, 2024

Julia D Ditosto, Maya V Roytman, Brigid M Dolan, Sadiya S Khan, Charlotte M Niznik, Lynn M Yee

Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Mar 1;66(1):132-149. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000759. Epub 2022 Oct 17.