The Birth and Beyond (BABY) study: protocol for a birth cohort study investigating the social and environmental determinants of pregnancy-related outcomes in Black American families.

May 1, 2024

Betty Lin, Rachel R Middleton, Bethlehem Terefe, Allison A Appleton, Beth J Feingold, Tara Lynch, Alex L Pieterse, Rebecca Rogers, Annabelle E Armah, Lydia F Bierce, Amanda M Flagg, Sarah McCarthy

BMJ Open. 2024 Apr 23;14(4):e087141. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087141.

Implementation and early effects of medicaid policy interventions to promote racial equity in pregnancy and early childhood outcomes in Pennsylvania: protocol for a mixed methods study

Apr 29, 2024

Marian Jarlenski, Evan Cole, Christine McClure, Sarah Sanders, Marquita Smalls, Dara D Méndez

BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Apr 22;24(1):498. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-10982-5.

SMFM Special Statement: Race in maternal-fetal medicine research- Dispelling myths and taking an accurate, antiracist approach

Apr 16, 2024

This #BMHW24, read this @MySMFM special statement providing suggestions on how to approach the research process with an antiracist framework. @wheelersarahn @asbryantmantha @LizHowellMD

Communication Between Pregnant People of Color and Prenatal Care Providers in the United States: An Integrative Review

Apr 8, 2024

J Midwifery Womens Health. 2024 Mar-Apr;69(2):202-223. doi: 10.1111/jmwh.13580. Epub 2023 Nov 14.

Amy H Goh, Molly R Altman, Lucinda Canty, Joyce K Edmonds

Health equity in Somalia? An evaluation of the progress made from 2006 to 2019 in reducing inequities in maternal and newborn health

Mar 11, 2024

Int J Equity Health. 2024 Mar 5;23(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s12939-023-02092-1.

Joana Morrison, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik

Pericarditis Management in Individuals Contemplating Pregnancy, Currently Pregnant, or Breastfeeding

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

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

Does cesarean delivery improve neonatal or maternal outcomes in early preterm birth?

The Green Journal, Jan 9, 2024

Does cesarean delivery improve neonatal or maternal outcomes in early preterm birth? http://ow.ly/6a4M30sytOX

Neonatal and Maternal Outcomes at 22–28 Weeks of Gestation by Mode of Delivery

Bitas, Christiana MD; Onishi, Kazuma MD, MPH; Saade, George MD; Kawakita, Tetsuya MD, MS

Obstetrics & Gynecology 143(1):p 113-121, January 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005379