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The Tulane CEMCH provides professional development, mentorship, and innovative leadership training for current and future maternal and child health (MCH) professionals Tulane Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health
Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Our MCH leaders will be at this year's  Leadership and MCH Epidemiology Conference in Portland, Oregon. We can't wait to...
09/18/2026

Our MCH leaders will be at this year's Leadership and MCH Epidemiology Conference in Portland, Oregon. We can't wait to connect with fellow MCH professionals and learn more about this year's theme, Resilient Systems for MCH Transformation: Grounded by Data, Committed to Community. We're looking back to past years and getting excited for this year!
Comment down below if we'll see you there!

NEW Publication Alert! Learn about how increasing the different amounts of foods babies eat can help them grow in "Highe...
09/16/2026

NEW Publication Alert! Learn about how increasing the different amounts of foods babies eat can help them grow in "Higher infant dietary diversity is associated with a reduced risk of stunting in the second year among a longitudinal cohort of HIV-unexposed and HIV-exposed but uninfected Kenyan children" by Foster S, Collins S, Powers D, et al. Published in Cambridge University Press in June of 2026, check it out and support MCH research! Read it here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/public-health-nutrition/article/higher-infant-dietary-diversity-is-associated-with-a-reduced-risk-of-stunting-in-the-second-year-among-a-longitudinal-cohort-of-hivunexposed-and-hivexposed-but-uninfected-kenyan-children/353EC8D3A3AFBBD98FBBA732CCD93A01

Join the MCH Collective for a free screening of Deliver Us, the award-winning documentary by Jenny Kwandham & Randi Matt...
09/14/2026

Join the MCH Collective for a free screening of Deliver Us, the award-winning documentary by Jenny Kwandham & Randi Matthews. Learn how Black midwives challenge one of the most complex health care systems in the world, demanding justice for Black mothers by creating solutions for the Black maternal crisis. The screening will take place at the Woldenberg Art Center, in the Freeman Auditorium, on Sunday, September 27th from 3-5 PM. Following the screening, there will be a Q&A with the director!

Sunday, September 27 | 3-5 PM | Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center: 50 Newcomb Pl New Orleans, LA 70118

NEW Publication Alert! Read about the relationship between weight gain during pregnancy and postpartum outcomes in "Gest...
09/11/2026

NEW Publication Alert! Read about the relationship between weight gain during pregnancy and postpartum outcomes in "Gestational weight gain and maternal immediate perinatal and postpartum outcomes in low- and middle-income countries: individual participant data meta-analyses" by Partap U, Costa JC, Liu E, Cliffer IR, Wang D, Wang M, et al. Published in July of 2026 in bmj medicine. Check it out here: https://bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/5/1/e001558

Heads up! New faculty bio!Dovile Vilda, PhD, MSc Assistant Professor Dr. Dovile Vilda is an interdisciplinary social sci...
09/09/2026

Heads up! New faculty bio!
Dovile Vilda, PhD, MSc
Assistant Professor

Dr. Dovile Vilda is an interdisciplinary social scientist and public health researcher with advanced training and experience in mixed methods and policy research. Her current projects focus on: 1) examining the medicalization of childbirth in Louisiana through a mixed-methods approach; 2) investigating intersectional disparities in fertility care; and 3) analyzing the role of social determinants and state-level policies (e.g., abortion bans, firearm laws) in contributing to higher rates of adverse maternal and child health outcomes in the U.S. She received her PhD in Social Policy from Trinity College Dublin (Ireland) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Social Epidemiology at the Mary Amelia Center for Women’s Health Equity Research (Tulane University).

Research Areas
Maternal and child health
Women’s health equity
Social determinants of reproductive health
Policy analysis
LGBTQ+ health
Mixed methods research

We hope everyone is enjoying a relaxing Labor Day! We wanted to take some time to honor all the working families out the...
09/07/2026

We hope everyone is enjoying a relaxing Labor Day! We wanted to take some time to honor all the working families out there.

Join us for Women, Systems, and Power: The Carceral System. We along with Violence Prevention Institute at Tulane  and M...
09/04/2026

Join us for Women, Systems, and Power: The Carceral System. We along with Violence Prevention Institute at Tulane and Mary Amelia Women's Center (MAC) are hosting a four-part series exploring how women's health, lives, and communities are shaped by the carceral system (the system which includes prisons and jails, as well as the policies and practices that shape them).

Tuesday, September 29 | 12:00 PM CT | Ashé: 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70113

The Maternal & Child Health Doctoral Interest Group, sponsored by the Center of Excellence in Maternal & Child Health, w...
09/03/2026

The Maternal & Child Health Doctoral Interest Group, sponsored by the Center of Excellence in Maternal & Child Health, will have our first General Body Meeting on September 16th at 5pm CT on Zoom.

Time: Sep 16, 2026 05:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting: https://tulane.zoom.us/j/99460643268
Meeting ID: 994 6064 3268

Please share with any other PhD or DrPH students who are interested in maternal and child health.

Some highlights from MCH Meet and Greet last Saturday! We loved getting a chance to connect over sno-balls in City Park!...
09/02/2026

Some highlights from MCH Meet and Greet last Saturday! We loved getting a chance to connect over sno-balls in City Park!

Want to learn more about the Center for Maternal and Child Health? Check out our website: https://mch.tulane.edu/ or go ...
09/01/2026

Want to learn more about the Center for Maternal and Child Health? Check out our website: https://mch.tulane.edu/ or go to our Linktree to learn about our mission, upcoming events, student blogs, and some of our other work!

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1440 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA
70112

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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