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Maternal and Child Health Center of Excellence

MCH Center of Excellence Confronts Challenges to the Field at 30th Anniversary

April 11, 2025

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racial disparities

Professor Tracks the Many US Pregnancy-Related Deaths

March 18, 2025

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health promotion

Podcast Proves Effective in Educating on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

January 9, 2025

A sick woman patient in bed at the hospital suffering from pain. Contractions and childbirth.

pregnancy

Frequent Emergency Care during Pregnancy Could Signal Greater Risk for Severe Maternal Morbidity

November 14, 2024

school news

MLK, Jr. Fellow Krista Idowu Pursues MPH to Become ‘Holistic Global Health Advocate’

October 25, 2024

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pregnancy

New Longitudinal Study Will Fill Gap in Data on Postpartum Health and Well-being

October 18, 2024

health disparities

‘No One Should Have to Fight for Their Life Because of Where They Live’

September 27, 2024

maternal and child health

Lower Neighborhood Opportunity May Increase Risk for Preterm Birth

September 13, 2024

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Featured

Paid Parental Leave and Infectious Disease Risk Among Infants

August 28, 2024

Postcard from the Bay State Birth Coalition

maternal and child health

A Persistent Fight for Fair Childbirth in Massachusetts

June 6, 2024