A5015754822- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Diversity and Impact of Dance
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Indian and Buddhist Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Ovarian function and disorders
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Reproductive Biology and Fertility
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Nursing education and management
- Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2023-2025
Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center
2021-2024
Dartmouth Hospital
2022
Dartmouth College
2022
Albany Medical Center Hospital
2018
In 2012, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) lifted experimental label on oocyte preservation, but cautioned against women using it to avoid age-related infertility, known as social egg freezing (SEF). 2014, Facebook and Apple announced that they would offer SEF a workplace benefit. Within context of rapidly growing market SEF, we were interested in how these two decisions affected media discussions, given such discourse can strongly influence public perceptions behaviors....
Menstrual equity, that is, access to menstrual products and safe menstruating environments, is a basic human right not available many vulnerable populations.
Despite the universal nature of postpartum vaginal bleeding after childbirth and importance managing in period to monitor health status, little is known about information or products that birthing individuals are provided. Investigating current practices may offer insights enacting more supportive equitable care.
Members of communities color have long experienced structural marginalization and biases that measurable health consequences. When a group medical students choreograph perform Kuchipudi Bharatanatyam forms Indian classical dance
A primigravida in her 20s with a body mass index of 18 underwent dilation and evacuation at 22 4 weeks gestational age to manage an intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD) that had occurred 14 days ago. Hypoxaemia vaginal bleeding developed 90 min postprocedure. Investigations demonstrated changes compatible acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary disseminated intravascular coagulopathy which was managed intubation, mechanical ventilation transfusion blood products. Although the failure...
The natural biological occurrence of menstruation occurs among half the world’s population, yet experience those who menstruate is not commonly discussed. Challenges related to include stigma and shame around menstruation, access menstrual health services, invisibility pain, management flow, lack education, experiences trans non-binary people, period poverty, early menopause other issues. Current conversations education are inadequate do address root cause marginalization: that deeply...
Hospital-based labor and delivery units are closing at increasing rates in the rural US, significantly impacting maternal newborn health. The objective of this study to determine if rurality-measured as distance from hospital-and socioeconomic status-measured insurance payor-impact both spontaneous medically indicated preterm birth incidence a single academic institution.
Abstract Background Refugee and immigrant communities all over the world have been historically underserved in health social services more negatively impacted by policies meant to address crisis rather than focusing on preventive care culturally sensitive services. The lack of responsive coupled with systemic discrimination faced refugee populations are amplified during Covid-19 pandemic. Perspectives from groups often lacking published literature. This qualitative evaluation includes focus...
We had just wheeled an 18-year-old primigravida into the operating room. I explained, in Spanish, that she was going for emergent cesarean section—after many hours of pushing active labor, her infant showing signs distress. She nodded slowly, eyes wide with fear. Though few words were exchanged, could feel disappointment. My remained a limited salve, lost translation. Each year, women undergo unplanned section, accepting increased risks blood loss, infection, and challenging postpartum...