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Feb 26, 2025

A Guide to Effective Strategies for Supporting Expectant Transition-Age Foster Youth

RAND researchers examined evidence surrounding perinatal programs, services, and supports that could enhance outcomes for transition-age youth in foster care who are expectant parents, exploring gaps and opportunities in programming to support them.
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Jan 29, 2025

How Ignoring the Fundamental Causes of Maternal Morbidity/Mortality Impedes Progress Toward a Reproductive Justice Model of Contraceptive Counseling

We assess how contraceptive counseling guidance portrays maternal morbidity/mortality by qualitatively examining 25 gynecology texts. These documents describe maternal morbidity/mortality as rooted in biology, positing contraceptives as the solution.
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Jan 13, 2025

Using Administrative Claims Data to Address Maternal Health Disparities: Benefits, Pitfalls, and Methodological Solutions

This commentary explores the use of administrative claims data to conduct maternal health disparities research including benefits, pitfalls, and methodological solutions. It recommends data infrastructure improvements and research best practices.
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Jan 13, 2025

Linking State Medicaid Data and Birth Certificates For Maternal Health Research

This report presents guiding principles for linking state Medicaid and birth certificates developed by state and national experts. These principles can be implemented to create a multistate linked database for research on maternal health.
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Dec 23, 2024

How Workplaces Should Design Lactation Rooms: A Wishlist Informed by Clinical Practice, Maternal Health Research, and Personal Experience as a Breastfeeding Mom

A commentary that proposes ideas on what workplaces should offer breastfeeding parents.
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Nov 4, 2024

Gestational Weight Gain Below Recommendations and Adverse Maternal and Child Health Outcomes for Pregnancies with Overweight or Obesity: A United States Cohort Study

This study explored the association between pregnancy weight gain below the lower limit of the current IOM recommendations and risk of 10 adverse maternal and child health outcomes among individuals with overweight and obesity.
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Nov 4, 2024

Do Current Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines Balance Risks of Adverse Maternal and Child Health in a United States Cohort?

This study identifies the range of pregnancy weight gain for pregnancies within a normal body mass index (BMI) range that balances the risks of high and low weight gain by simultaneously considering 10 different health conditions.
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Jun 26, 2024

Improvements in Maternal Cardiovascular Health Over the Perinatal Period Longitudinally Predict Lower Postpartum Psychological Distress Among Individuals Who Began Their Pregnancies With Overweight or Obesity

Improved cardiovascular health (CVH) across pregnancy predicted lower postpartum distress among individuals with pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity. Promoting CVH during pregnancy could enhance postpartum psychological well-being in high-risk individuals.
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Jun 26, 2024

Mindfulness in Pregnancy and Postpartum: Protocol of a Pilot Randomized Trial of Virtually Delivered Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to Promote Well-Being During the Perinatal Period

This is a protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial of virtually delivered Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy among individuals experiences psychological distress during pregnancy.
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Mar 13, 2024

The Infant Health Effects of Doulas: Leveraging Big Data and Machine Learning to Inform Cost-Effective Targeting

We use unique data, machine learning, and causal inference to examine doula services. We show that the benefits to infant health increase as the risk increases, demonstrating the potential to use big data to provide cost-effective support.
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Feb 23, 2024

The "Birth-Centered Outcomes Research Engagement (B-CORE) in Medi-Cal" Project: Community-Generated Recommendations to Decrease Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity

This community engagement project used deliberative democracy to engage stakeholders with lived experience in California's Medi-Cal perinatal care system to generate an actionable, specific agenda of recommendations to reduce maternal mortality.
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Feb 19, 2024

Advancing Equity in Maternal Health With Virtual Doula Care

This viewpoint reviews the current offerings and reimbursement landscape of virtual doula services and discusses the advantages and limitations of virtual doula services and their potential to address the maternal health crisis.

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A Guide to Effective Strategies for Supporting Expectant Transition-Age Foster Youth

How Ignoring the Fundamental Causes of Maternal Morbidity/Mortality Impedes Progress Toward a Reproductive Justice Model of Contraceptive Counseling

Using Administrative Claims Data to Address Maternal Health Disparities: Benefits, Pitfalls, and Methodological Solutions

Linking State Medicaid Data and Birth Certificates For Maternal Health Research

How Workplaces Should Design Lactation Rooms: A Wishlist Informed by Clinical Practice, Maternal Health Research, and Personal Experience as a Breastfeeding Mom

Gestational Weight Gain Below Recommendations and Adverse Maternal and Child Health Outcomes for Pregnancies with Overweight or Obesity: A United States Cohort Study

Do Current Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines Balance Risks of Adverse Maternal and Child Health in a United States Cohort?

Improvements in Maternal Cardiovascular Health Over the Perinatal Period Longitudinally Predict Lower Postpartum Psychological Distress Among Individuals Who Began Their Pregnancies With Overweight or Obesity

Mindfulness in Pregnancy and Postpartum: Protocol of a Pilot Randomized Trial of Virtually Delivered Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to Promote Well-Being During the Perinatal Period

The Infant Health Effects of Doulas: Leveraging Big Data and Machine Learning to Inform Cost-Effective Targeting

The "Birth-Centered Outcomes Research Engagement (B-CORE) in Medi-Cal" Project: Community-Generated Recommendations to Decrease Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity

Advancing Equity in Maternal Health With Virtual Doula Care

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A Guide to Effective Strategies for Supporting Expectant Transition-Age Foster Youth

How Ignoring the Fundamental Causes of Maternal Morbidity/Mortality Impedes Progress Toward a Reproductive Justice Model of Contraceptive Counseling

Using Administrative Claims Data to Address Maternal Health Disparities: Benefits, Pitfalls, and Methodological Solutions

Linking State Medicaid Data and Birth Certificates For Maternal Health Research

How Workplaces Should Design Lactation Rooms: A Wishlist Informed by Clinical Practice, Maternal Health Research, and Personal Experience as a Breastfeeding Mom

Gestational Weight Gain Below Recommendations and Adverse Maternal and Child Health Outcomes for Pregnancies with Overweight or Obesity: A United States Cohort Study

Do Current Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines Balance Risks of Adverse Maternal and Child Health in a United States Cohort?

Improvements in Maternal Cardiovascular Health Over the Perinatal Period Longitudinally Predict Lower Postpartum Psychological Distress Among Individuals Who Began Their Pregnancies With Overweight or Obesity

Mindfulness in Pregnancy and Postpartum: Protocol of a Pilot Randomized Trial of Virtually Delivered Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to Promote Well-Being During the Perinatal Period

The Infant Health Effects of Doulas: Leveraging Big Data and Machine Learning to Inform Cost-Effective Targeting

The "Birth-Centered Outcomes Research Engagement (B-CORE) in Medi-Cal" Project: Community-Generated Recommendations to Decrease Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity

Advancing Equity in Maternal Health With Virtual Doula Care

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