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Pregnancy and opioid-use disorder: How to keep pregnant patients and babies healthy
Pregnancy and opioid-use disorder: How to keep pregnant patients and babies healthy
At the Perinatal Resources for Opioid Use Disorder (PROUD) Clinic at Penn Family Care, patients are screened for mental health conditions and supported with integrated care before, during, and after pregnancy.
Heart Safe Motherhood Program boosts access to care for at-risk new mothers
Heart Safe Motherhood Program boosts access to care for at-risk new mothers
A first-of-its-kind program created by Penn Medicine has radically altered how preeclampsia is treated. Heart Safe Motherhood enables doctors to monitor new mothers with high blood pressure remotely, from the comfort of their own home.
Moderate amounts of caffeine not linked to maternal health risks
Moderate amounts of caffeine not linked to maternal health risks
In a prospective Penn Medicine study of 2,529 pregnant women, drinking caffeinated beverages was associated with a reduced risk of developing gestational diabetes.
Reproductive justice in nursing
Reproductive justice in nursing
The Penn chapter of Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health works to expand students’ engagement in Reproductive justice.
Using race to diagnose anemia during pregnancy may increase its risk at delivery
Using race to diagnose anemia during pregnancy may increase its risk at delivery
Penn researchers suggest going against national guidelines and standardizing the threshold at which pregnant women are treated for anemia
Penn Medicine’s first living donor uterus transplant
Penn Medicine’s first living donor uterus transplant
Cheryl Cichonski-Urban donated her uterus to Chelsea Jovanovich through Penn Medicine’s Uterus Donation program. In May, Jovanovich gave birth to a baby boy.
Why young, pregnant women develop heart failure similar to older patients
Why young, pregnant women develop heart failure similar to older patients
Researchers at Penn Medicine uncover more genetic mutations that predispose women to peripartum cardiomyopathy, with implications for the future of increased genetic testing.
Living in a majority-Black neighborhood linked to severe maternal morbidity
Living in a majority-Black neighborhood linked to severe maternal morbidity
Penn Medicine researchers studied the association between neighborhood-level risk factors and poor maternal health outcomes in Philadelphia between 2010 and 2017.
Doulas help families meet breastfeeding goals
Doulas help families meet breastfeeding goals
Research from the School of Nursing shows that these support professionals can be another tool to improve outcomes for newborns and parents.
Pregnant mothers’ antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 transfer to their fetuses
Pregnant mothers’ antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 transfer to their fetuses
Antibodies to coronavirus in pregnant women cross the placenta efficiently, and are found at similar concentrations in their newborns, according to a large study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine.
In the News
WHYY (Philadelphia)
As FDA requires national breast density notification, Delaware Valley women say more counseling is needed
Peter Gearhart of the Perelman School of Medicine says that providers are still playing catch up to newer research and data about breast density and screening outcomes for breast cancer.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Can texting new parents to report their blood pressure help address maternal mortality? Penn thinks so
The Heart Safe Motherhood program, created by Sindu Srinivas and Adi Hirshberg of the Perelman School of Medicine, helps new mothers follow up on high blood pressure screenings with text reports rather than in-person visits.
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The Washington Post
Tua the endangered orangutan gives birth to a baby at Philadelphia Zoo
A Penn Medicine obstetrician partnered with a team at the Philadelphia Zoo to help a critically endangered orangutan give birth.
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Daily Mail (U.K.)
Florida’s new law will let women have C-sections outside of hospitals, but doctors warn of deadly complications
Alice Abernathy of the Perelman School of Medicine says that Florida’s new birthing centers represent a bad band-aid on a chronic issue that will make outcomes worse rather than better.
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NBC News
Florida to allow doctors to perform C-sections outside hospitals
Alice Abernathy of the Perelman School of Medicine says that Florida’s “advanced birth centers” are a poor substitute for quality obstetrical care, though they’re being billed as something that gives people more choices.
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Today
Meet the women who pioneered the development of IVF
Wanda Ronner of the Perelman School of Medicine explores the history of the women scientists who played a crucial role in the development of IVF.
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