Associate Director
M_ObGyn-Bixby-ZSFG
Maya Blum directs and manages operations for Beyond the Pill, including finances, contracts and human resources, and contributes to program policy, strategy and partnerships. She also provides technical direction to research projects and the national training program. Her work focuses on promoting reproductive health through innovation and rigorous research. She has extensive experience implementing high-quality studies in the US and globally, including in Nepal, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Maya received her MPH in Maternal and Child Health from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in West Africa.
Publications
"She should support me, she's my doctor:" Patient perceptions of agency in contraceptive decision-making in the clinical encounter in Northern California.
Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health
Telehealth for Contraceptive Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Provider Perspectives.
Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
Concerns About the Cost of Contraception Among Young Women Attending Community College.
Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
Implementation science: Scaling a training intervention to include IUDs and implants in contraceptive services in primary care.
Preventive medicine
Pharmacy Provision of Medication Abortion in Nepal: Pharmacy Owner and Worker Perspectives.
International perspectives on sexual and reproductive health
Pharmacy access to medical abortion from trained providers and post-abortion contraception in Nepal.
International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
The impact of an IUD and implant intervention on dual method use among young women: Results from a cluster randomized trial.
Preventive medicine
Public Funding for Contraception, Provider Training, and Use of Highly Effective Contraceptives: A Cluster Randomized Trial.
American journal of public health
Service provider perspectives on post-abortion contraception in Nepal.
Culture, health & sexuality
Contraceptive discontinuation and pregnancy postabortion in Nepal: a longitudinal cohort study.
Contraception
Postabortion contraception a decade after legalization of abortion in Nepal.
International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Counseling and provision of long-acting reversible contraception in the US: national survey of nurse practitioners.
Preventive medicine
Willingness of clinicians to integrate microbicides into HIV prevention practices in southern Africa.
AIDS and behavior
Male circumcision for HIV prevention: clinical practices and attitudes among healthcare providers in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Sexually transmitted diseases
"Sometimes they used to whisper in our ears": health care workers' perceptions of the effects of abortion legalization in Nepal.
BMC public health
Copper intrauterine device for emergency contraception: clinical practice among contraceptive providers.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Sex-selective abortion in Nepal: a qualitative study of health workers' perspectives.
Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
Pelvic examinations and access to oral hormonal contraception.
Obstetrics and gynecology
"I wouldn't be this firm if I didn't care": preventive clinical counseling for reproductive health.
Patient education and counseling
Challenges in translating evidence to practice: the provision of intrauterine contraception.
Obstetrics and gynecology
Expanded state-funded family planning services: estimating pregnancies averted by the Family PACT Program in California, 1997-1998.
American journal of public health
Adolescent clinic visits for contraception: support from mothers, male partners and friends.
Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health
Meeting the reproductive health care needs of adolescents: California's Family Planning Access, Care, and Treatment Program.
The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
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