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Maternal health internships give students hands-on experience
September 13, 2017— From assessing what motivates women in rural Zanzibar to give birth at a health facility rather than at home, to studying what fuels obesity rates among Tanzanian women before and during pregnancy, nine Harvard T.H.…
Common flame retardant chemicals may reduce likelihood of clinical pregnancy, live birth among women undergoing fertility treatments
For immediate release: August 25, 2017 Boston, MA – Women with higher urinary concentrations of a common type of flame retardant had reduced likelihood of clinical pregnancy and live birth than those with lower concentrations, according to researchers at…
The surprising factor behind a spike in C-sections
In this week's episode, we'll take a look at efforts to figure out what is driving rising C-section rates, and what can be done to prevent them.
Hospital management practices may put women at risk for C-sections, complications during childbirth
For immediate release: July 11, 2017 Boston, MA ─ The way certain hospital labor and delivery units are managed may put healthy women at greater risk for cesarean deliveries and hemorrhage, according to a new study from Harvard…
Closing the gaps
Mary Tate, MPH ’17, is studying to be an obstetrician and to help reduce disparities in maternal and neonatal health May 24, 2017 – Mary Tate remembers raising her hand in elementary school to ask her teacher, “How…
Women experience high rates of health insurance ‘churn’ before and after childbirth
Many women, particularly those covered under Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, may lose access to prenatal and postpartum care For immediate release: April 3, 2017 Boston, MA – A high percentage of women in the U.S.…
Prenatal vitamins, nurturing help boost child development
Women who take vitamins during pregnancy appear to boost their child's cognitive abilities at age 9-12 by up to a year of schooling, according to a study by a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health investigator and…
Helping underserved children in Pakistan
Anita Zaidi, SM'99, director of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s enteric and diarrheal diseases program, and a pediatrician who gave up her career in America to employ her expertise in infectious diseases and child survival in her…
Top risk for child stunting in developing world: poor growth before birth
For immediate release: Tuesday, November 1, 2016 25 percent of developing world’s child stunting is associated with poor growth in womb, such as pre-term birth and low birth weight Authors prescribe “paradigm shift” from interventions focused solely on…
Malnutrition, unregistered children, and maternal health policy the focus of student fieldwork
November 1, 2016—From helping to launch a nutrition program in Tanzanian villages to learning how the World Health Organization (WHO) develops global policies, eight Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health students spent this past summer getting a…
