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Low levels of person-centered maternal health care call for multilevel action

New research published by Patience Afulani, MBChB, PhD, and colleagues in the US, Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda, used surveys from nearly 2,000 postpartum women in Ghana and Kenya within 12 weeks of birth to understand the landscape of person-centered care during pregnancy and childbirth.

Dr. Josie Urbina testifies for immigrant health and justice

Dr. Josie Urbina testified on the profound harms of immigration enforcement to her patients.

Training helps abortion patients get the birth control they want

The impacts of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade have been vast, and they don’t stop at abortion care.

Online sexual health education can be engaging and effective

Group-based online sexual health education can expand young people's access to information. Researchers led by Mara Decker, PhD, delved deeper to understand how students felt about online programs and whether there was a difference in their sexual health knowledge.

Social networks influence women's contraceptive use in Uganda

A new study led by Alison Comfort, PhD, Sarah Piombo PhD, and US and Ugandan colleagues collected social network data across 8 villages in Uganda to examine the role of social influence on contraceptive use among partnered, reproductive-age women.

Racism persists in contraceptive care

In a study led by Yasaman Zia, PhD, researchers interviewed contraceptive providers around the country and identified 3 main themes of contemporary racism among contraceptive care providers.

SF Pregnancy Family Village offers promising model for person-centered, anti-racist care

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Why this Little-Known Birth Control Option Deserves More Attention

This study is the first to document the barriers that prevent widespread U.S. adoption of self-administered injectable contraception.

Social networks can help spread information about infant HIV testing

A new paper led by Alison Comfort, PhD, and colleagues in Uganda and the US explored whether having social ties to people who knew when babies should be tested for HIV was linked to a person’s knowledge about early infant testing.

Contraceptive providers show bias toward transgender patients

A new paper led by Yasaman Zia, PhD, used interviews with healthcare providers across the US to understand bias in contraceptive providers’ attitudes toward and interactions with transgender and gender diverse patients.