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Unveiling the struggle for reproductive justice in West Papua. From historical injustices to today's challenges, check out our new blog to learn more: bit.ly/3SIiWFt

Save the date! 🌟 Join the Maternal and Child Health Symposium on Fertility at Harvard T.H. Chan to explore gaps between desired and actual fertility, the forces driving those gaps, and how MCH research can move policy and practice forward. 📅 November 18, 2026 🕐 1:00–5:30 PM

New research this week spans reproductive coercion and postpartum family planning, maternal smoking and SUID risk, Black-led perspectives on the maternal health crisis, perinatal mental health and bonding, and postpartum outcomes after TOLAC/VBAC. Link in bio to subscribe.

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

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: buff.ly/CX7scXk

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: buff.ly/bkd2xYc

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: buff.ly/dSgGmUI

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: buff.ly/IL2FuJW

Check out this study assessing the levels, trends, and drivers of changes in Teenage Pregnancy and Motherhood, between 2003 and 2018, in Nigeria: buff.ly/ODuws4z

Check out this study examining the birth outcomes of Asian American women and birthing people in the US: buff.ly/9zlLQgz

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: buff.ly/8Zpq0Zn

What are the experiences of Indigenous women in Canada regarding pregnancy and birth-related medical travel? Check out this study: buff.ly/Pgs7cdC

What is the relationship of postpartum depression, psychological birth trauma, and sleep disturbances, and their impact on QOL in women with high-risk pregnancies? Check out this study: buff.ly/Rawph4X

Check out this study analyzing the trends, age distribution and disease burden of maternal sepsis and other maternal infections to improve management strategies: buff.ly/KUEOfnN

Check out this study investigating the impact of hepatitis B virus carriers combined with gestational diabetes mellitus on pregnancy outcomes in a cohort of pregnant women from Hangzhou, China: buff.ly/GfbzPuo

Check out this study investigating the impact of postpartum depression on maternal-infant bonding, examining the mediating roles of mentalizing and parenting self-efficacy: buff.ly/o8ffLOV

Check out this study examining the effect of health literacy on pregnancy-related anxiety and risk perception during pregnancy: buff.ly/8t7NLN1

Does prenatal smoking exposure affect newborns? Check out this study: buff.ly/Y4kzgkb

Check out this study investigating cardiovascular death in mothers with hypertensive disorders by gestational age at delivery across the full spectrum of infant birth size: buff.ly/b1GyTGf

Check out this study investigating the prevalence and predictors of inferior or less-optimal health and the Physical Health Outcome Index among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian children from infancy to adolescence: buff.ly/vwyiylF

What is the prevalence of ever attendance at a crisis pregnancy center among adult, reproductive-aged women from Survey of Women data from four states in the US? Check out this study: buff.ly/lNjmq0q