Maternal Health Task Force

07/30/2025

What is the effectiveness and safety of medication abortion provided with and without in-person screening tests, specifically ultrasonography or pelvic examination:

This study indicates that medication abortion care provided without screening ultrasonography or pelvic examination is comparably safe and effective to care with these screening tests. Although loss to follow-up was high, results are consistent with previous studies. Medication abortion should be ro...

07/29/2025

What is the association between maternal reports of emotional distress due to racism and postpartum depression symptoms among persons with and without disabilities in minoritized racial and ethnic populations:

EDR is significantly associated with PPD symptoms, and persons with disabilities in minoritized racial and ethnic populations may be particularly susceptible to EDR and PPD. Additional research using an intersectional perspective is needed to elucidate PPD disparities as related to multiple, interse...

07/28/2025

Check out this study assessing the effectiveness of the USAID MOMENTUM Safe Surgery in Family Planning and Obstetrics intervention in reducing emergency cesarean delivery among women with previous CDs:

This study demonstrates the effectiveness of an active follow-up intervention in promoting delivery planning and reducing emergency CD rates among pregnant women with previous CD scars. The comprehensive intervention, including tailored education and personalized phone conversations around the deliv...

07/25/2025

Check out this study examining the long-term effects of parity, age at first childbirth, and age at last childbirth on mortality in postmenopausal women:

We found long-term adverse impacts of nulliparity and young age at first childbirth on women's mortality risk and lifespan. Premature menopause may operate as a critical intermediate between childbirth and later-life mortality, underscoring the importance to identify at-risk women early.

07/24/2025

Check out this study investigating the association between ethnicity and severe maternal morbidity in England and the mediating effects of neighbourhood-level socio-economic deprivation across detailed ethnic groups:

07/23/2025

Check out this study assessing the levels, trends, and drivers of changes in Teenage Pregnancy and Motherhood, between 2003 and 2018, in Nigeria:

The TPM prevalence remained high in Nigeria, though a decreasing trend was observed within the studied period. Government and other stakeholders should focus pragmatic interventions on the identified drivers of TPM change over the last two decades in their efforts to alleviate TPM in Nigeria.

07/22/2025

Check out this study examining the birth outcomes of Asian American women and birthing people in the US:

There were lower rates of CB among Asians who birthed in PDR user sites compared to the national average. Future research is needed in community birth outcomes among different Asian ethnicities and Asian birthing people's perspective on community birth.

07/21/2025

Check out this study assessing the magnitude of gestational weight gain and identify its determinants among pregnant women attending antenatal care services at West Shoa Hospital, Ethiopia:

A significant proportion of pregnant women experienced inadequate gestational weight gain. Pre-pregnancy BMI, partner's educational status, maternal occupation, hemoglobin levels, and alcohol consumption were key determinants of gestational weight gain. These findings highlight the need for targeted...