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women's health

MPH Student Aims to Bring Women’s Financial Autonomy to the Fore

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Boston Public Schools

Fresher Air, Smarter Schools: SPH Researchers Share Novel Method for Monitoring Indoor Air Quality

maternal mortality.

BBC Health Check

Newborn Deaths in US: 8/26/2020

in Alumni, SPH In the Media

Interview with Matthew Fox, professor of epidemiology and global health

Tagged: alumni news, health disparities, health inequities, healthcare disparities, maternal and child health, maternal health, maternal mortality

Health Affairs

Broadening the Focus During Pregnancy to Total Women’s Health, Not Just Healthy Babies

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Opinion by Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences

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

Genetic Literacy Project

CDC: US Could Prevent Two-Thirds of Maternal Deaths

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

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

Tagged: death, health disparities, maternal and child health, maternal health, maternal mortality

Turismo de Salud

Lo que falta en el esfuerzo por detener las muertes maternas

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

Quotes Sarah Gordon, assistant professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: maternal and child health, maternal health, maternal mortality

New York Times

What’s Missing in the Effort to Stop Maternal Deaths

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

Article by Austin Frakt, associate professor of health law, policy & management; quotes Sarah Gordon, assistant professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: ACA, affordable care act, childbirth, maternal and child health, maternal health, maternal mortality, medicaid, obamacare, postpartum depression, pregnancy, pregnancy complications, reproductive 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

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

Boston University News Service

Why Greater Access to Midwives Is Key to the Health of American Mothers

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: black women’s health study, maternal and child health, maternal health, maternal mortality, midwifery, pregnancy, women's health

KFGO

Pregnant Women with Medicaid Less Likely to Get Recommended Vaccines

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

Quotes Sarah Gordon, assistant professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: health insurance, maternal health, maternal mortality, medicaid, vaccine, vaccines, women's health

Supermajority News

New Maternal Mortality Data Could Help Address the Problem

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences

Tagged: childbirth, maternal and child health, maternal health, maternal mortality, women, women's health

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