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SPH Snapshot: Spring 2025

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Where Passion Meets Purpose: Alum Bridges Civil Rights and Health Equity

maternal and child health.

New York Times

How to Think about Pregnancy Risks

in Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Opinion by Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: childbirth, maternal and child health, maternal health, maternal mortality, policy, pregnancy

Mass Live

Efforts to Curb Coronavirus Transmission by Separating Infected Mothers from Newborns Are Violating Human Rights, Boston Health Experts Say

in Alumni, COVID-19, SPH In the Media

References opinion co-authored by doctoral candidate Kate Mitchell and alum Katharine Hutchinson

Tagged: alumni, alumni news, coronavirus, covid-19, infectious disease, maternal and child health, maternal health, students

Baltimore Sun

Amid Coronavirus, Some Pregnant Baltimore Moms Are Choosing Home over Hospitals, Spurring Debate

in Community Health Sciences, COVID-19, SPH In the Media

Quotes Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: coronavirus, covid-19, infectious disease, maternal and child health, maternal health, pregnancy

Boston Globe

Hospitals Are Separating Mothers and Newborns during the Coronavirus Pandemic — with Little Evidence It Will Help Slow the Spread of Disease

in Alumni, COVID-19, SPH In the Media

Opinion co-authored by doctoral candidate Kate Mitchell and alum Katharine Hutchinson

Tagged: alumni, alumni honors, coronavirus, covid-19, infectious disease, maternal and child health, maternal health

Health and Human Rights Journal

Upholding Rights under COVID-19: The Respectful Maternity Care Charter

in COVID-19, SPH In the Media

Commentary co-authored by doctoral candidate Kate Mitchell

Tagged: coronavirus, covid-19, infectious disease, maternal and child health, maternal health, maternal mortality

NBC News

She Wanted a ‘Freebirth’ with No Doctors. Online Groups Convinced Her It Would Be OK.

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

    Quotes Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences

    Tagged: childbirth, maternal and child health, maternal health, midwifery, pregnancy

    CBS Boston

    Fall Is the Best Time to Conceive, According to New BU Study

    in Epidemiology, SPH In the Media

    Features study co-authored by Amelia Wesselink, postdoctoral associate in epidemiology; Lauren Wise, professor of epidemiology; Elizabeth Hatch, professor of epidemiology; and Kenneth Rothman, professor of epidemiology

    Tagged: birth, Boston University Pregnancy Online Study (PRESTO), childbirth, fertility, infertility, maternal and child health, pregnancy, PRESTO

    India TV

    Winter May Be Best Time of Year to Conceive, Claims Study

    in Epidemiology, SPH In the Media

    Quotes Amelia Wesselink, postdoctoral associate in epidemiology

    Tagged: birth, Boston University Pregnancy Online Study (PRESTO), childbirth, fertility, infertility, maternal and child health, pregnancy, PRESTO

    Yahoo! Style

    Women May Be More Likely to Become Pregnant in Autumn or Winter

    in Epidemiology, SPH In the Media

    Quotes Amelia Wesselink, postdoctoral associate in epidemiology

    Tagged: birth, Boston University Pregnancy Online Study (PRESTO), childbirth, fertility, infertility, maternal and child health, pregnancy, PRESTO

    New Scientist

    Babies Are More Likely to Be Conceived in Autumn but We Don’t Know Why

    in Epidemiology, SPH In the Media

    Quotes Amelia Wesselink, postdoctoral associate in epidemiology

    Tagged: birth, Boston University Pregnancy Online Study (PRESTO), fertility, infertility, maternal and child health, pregnancy, PRESTO

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