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Involving youth in the design of public health programs
December 20, 2016—The online character Juliet, a middle-aged nurse, was intended to be a comforting presence on a website for Rwandan adolescent girls seeking information about reproductive health. But when a team of alumni and students from Harvard…
Exposure to phthalates may raise risk of pregnancy loss, gestational diabetes
November 8, 2016 – In recent years, a growing body of evidence has suggested that phthalates—synthetic chemicals used in scores of products ranging from vinyl flooring to food packaging to medical tubing to cosmetics—can cause reproductive harms. Now, two…
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…
Tracking progress on maternal and child survival goals
A series of papers that look at how far nations have come toward meeting Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health was published September 12, 2016 in the open access journal…
Study finds induced labor not associated with risk for autism spectrum disorders
For immediate release: July 25, 2016 Boston, MA – Induction of labor appears not to be associated with increased risk of autism spectrum disorders in children in a large new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of…
Oral contraceptive use not associated with increased birth defects risk
For immediate release: January 6, 2016 Boston, MA – Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects, according to a new study by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health…
For menopausal women, hormone therapy remains a choice
The risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy for postmenopausal women have been debated by the medical community for some time. For years menopausal women often took hormones to ward off symptoms like hot flashes and to try…
Physical strain, working longer hours affect women’s ability to get pregnant
A new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health finds that women who work more than 40 hours a week take 20% longer to become pregnant than women who work fewer hours. They also found…
Low birth weight combined with unhealthy adult lifestyle may increase type 2 diabetes risk
For immediate release: July 21, 2015 Boston, MA — People who are a low weight at birth and have unhealthy habits as adults, such as eating nutritionally poor diets or smoking, may have a greater risk of developing…
Pregnant women with epilepsy at increased risk of dying during childbirth
Pregnant women who have epilepsy appear to be at greater risk of dying during childbirth than women without the condition, even though the risk is small, according to a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health study. “Specifically,…