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As maternity wards continue to close around the country, some states are implementing “bold and innovative” solutions—though none that will be as effective as federal intervention, according to Harvard Chan School’s Alecia McGregor.
African nursing leaders take deep dive into how to strengthen health systems
The inaugural cohort in the Harvard Global Nursing Leadership Program's Certificate in Global Public Health for Nurse Leaders convened in Kenya in September for a week-long intensive course on health systems strengthening.
Prenatal micronutrient supplementation could reduce noncommunicable diseases in children
Scaling up prenatal micronutrient supplementation could have population-wide benefits for the next generation.
Wafaie Fawzi, Vikram Patel, John Quackenbush elected to National Academy of Medicine
Harvard Chan School faculty members Wafaie Fawzi, Vikram Patel, and John Quackenbush were elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
Former Costa Rican President Alvarado describes his country’s public health successes
The U.S. has a lot to learn from Costa Rica. That message came through loud and clear in a fireside chat with former Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Quesada at Harvard Chan School.
COVID-19 medical data sharing opens window for pregnancy research
Researchers are hoping to leverage newly available data sources to answer other questions about pregnancy that have been difficult to research.
Dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapies for HIV-1 effective in pregnancy
For immediate release: September 1, 2022 Boston, MA— Dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapies (ART) for HIV-1 are more effective for pregnant people than some other ART regimens commonly used in the U.S. and Europe, according to a study led by…
Abortion restrictions raise concerns about maternal mortality risk, particularly for Black women
Given that nearly 40% of abortion patients are Black women, concerns have been raised that new restrictions on the procedure will result in more deaths in that group.
Abortion access and policy after Roe
The impacts of losing the constitutional right to abortion have been immediate and widespread, disproportionately falling on people of color and poor people. The policy response to this public health crisis should be well-coordinated and extend beyond reproductive…
New research on intensive nurse home visiting program shows no impact on birth outcomes; study is ongoing
Boston, MA – A paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that Nurse-Family Partnership ® (NFP), a prenatal and early child home visiting program, did not improve birth outcomes for low-income mothers in South Carolina.…