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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.
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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.
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Dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapies for HIV-1 effective in pregnancy
Dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapies 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 new Harvard Chan School study.
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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…
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New research on intensive nurse home visiting program shows no impact on birth outcomes; study is ongoing
The Nurse-Family Partnership ® (NFP), a prenatal and early child home visiting program, did not improve birth outcomes for low-income mothers in South Carolina, according to a new, ongoing study.
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Study fills in data gaps for vulnerable births in Ethiopia
Harvard Chan School researchers estimated the number and prevalence of stillbirths, neonatal deaths, and medically vulnerable newborns in Ethiopia.
Op-ed: The inaccurate claim linking abortion care with eugenics
The Supreme Court ruling that overturned the constitutional right to abortion also supported the inaccurate claim that reproductive health care is a tool of eugenics, according to Dean Michelle Williams.
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Examining causes of newborn sepsis in low- and middle-income countries
In a new study, Harvard Chan School's Grace Chan and colleagues identified risk factors for sepsis in newborns in low- and middle-income countries.
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Opinion: Improving maternal health outcomes requires better support during postpartum year
Improving maternal health outcomes in the U.S. will require an increased focus on support during the postpartum year.