Heart Safe Motherhood Program boosts access to care for at-risk new mothers Nancy Maratea goes through the Heart Safe Motherhood Program brochure with a newly enrolled patient at CCH. (Image: Penn Medicine News) 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 Image: The Gender Spectrum Collection Reproductive justice in nursing The Penn chapter of Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health works to expand students’ engagement in Reproductive justice.
Penn Medicine’s first living-donor uterus transplant leads to new life and new friendship Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Penn Medicine’s first living-donor uterus transplant leads to new life and new friendship Penn Medicine personnel performed a successful live-donor uterus transplant. “How you define success is not if the organ is surviving transplant, like other transplants,” said Nawar Latif. “The outcome we need is to have a healthy baby at the end.” 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. Uterus transplant enables woman to have a baby after doctors said she couldn’t Penn In the News Today Uterus transplant enables woman to have a baby after doctors said she couldn’t Kathleen O’Neill of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about a Penn Medicine uterus transplant trial. “These women have ovaries, they have eggs, they just don’t have the uterus to gestate the pregnancy,” said O’Neill. “So once we are able to give them that uterus, the vast majority get pregnant and have babies.” 2019 was the safest year for women to give birth globally. Then, the pandemic hit Penn In the News The Washington Post 2019 was the safest year for women to give birth globally. Then, the pandemic hit Elizabeth Howell of the Perelman School of Medicine co-wrote an op-ed about global maternal mortality rates, which have risen dramatically since the pandemic began. “Reversing the trajectory of maternal mortality requires action on a global scale,” she said. 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. Load More
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.
Uterus transplant enables woman to have a baby after doctors said she couldn’t Penn In the News Today Uterus transplant enables woman to have a baby after doctors said she couldn’t Kathleen O’Neill of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about a Penn Medicine uterus transplant trial. “These women have ovaries, they have eggs, they just don’t have the uterus to gestate the pregnancy,” said O’Neill. “So once we are able to give them that uterus, the vast majority get pregnant and have babies.” 2019 was the safest year for women to give birth globally. Then, the pandemic hit Penn In the News The Washington Post 2019 was the safest year for women to give birth globally. Then, the pandemic hit Elizabeth Howell of the Perelman School of Medicine co-wrote an op-ed about global maternal mortality rates, which have risen dramatically since the pandemic began. “Reversing the trajectory of maternal mortality requires action on a global scale,” she said. 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. Load More
2019 was the safest year for women to give birth globally. Then, the pandemic hit Penn In the News The Washington Post 2019 was the safest year for women to give birth globally. Then, the pandemic hit Elizabeth Howell of the Perelman School of Medicine co-wrote an op-ed about global maternal mortality rates, which have risen dramatically since the pandemic began. “Reversing the trajectory of maternal mortality requires action on a global scale,” she said. 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.
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.