Room for improvement in person-centered maternity care around the world 

Person-centered maternity care (PCMC) is respectful, responsive, and compassionate childbirth care. In a new paper by Osamuedeme Odiase and colleagues, researchers analyzed studies that use the PCMC scale around the world.

Join us for The Turnaway Play

Join the Bixby Center for a staged reading of The Turnaway Play. Based on the groundbreaking study conducted by Bixby researchers, the show tells the behind-the-scenes story of the study with humor and candor.

What physicians think about self-sourced and managed medication abortion

In a new paper, Jennifer Karlin, MD, PhD, and colleagues interviewed physicians about their attitudes toward SSMA

How the vaginal birth after cesarean section calculator “automates” racism

New research led by Nicholas Rubashkin, MD, used interviews with clinicians and patients, along with recorded prenatal visits, to analyze how the use of the VBAC calculator helped “automate” racism by coding race into institutional practices and care interactions.

How the Dobbs decision threatens contraceptive care

New research exposes how the impacts of the Dobbs decision have spilled over into contraceptive care—endangering birth control access and bodily autonomy.

Engaging young husbands in reproductive health in India

New research led by Nadia Diamond Smith, PhD, tested an intervention to engage newly married husbands in a reproductive health education program targeting newly married women in rural Rajasthan, India.

Achieving contraceptive justice in a post-Roe US

Contraceptive access is essential for reproductive autonomy and health equity.

Person-centered approach significantly lowers mother-to-child HIV transmission

Researchers from UCSF and the Kenya Medical Research Institute explored the impact of 3 person-centered interventions in Kisumu County, Kenya to target pregnant and breastfeeding women.

Meet Mike Chirenje, researcher planting the seeds for a future without HIV

The seeds that Mike Chirenje, MD, planted through the University of Zimbabwe Clinical Trials Unit thirty years ago have grown deep roots, changing the landscape of HIV treatment and prevention in Zimbabwe and around the world.

Pilot shows promising results for holistic fistula care

A study co-led by Bixby researcher Alison El Ayadi sought to address the gap in evidence-based practice for reintegration following female genital fistula surgery through the development and pilot test of an intervention at a hospital in Kampala, Uganda.