Sara Newmann, MD, MPH

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
 

Dr. Newmann's research focuses on cervical preparation for surgical abortion and on the integration of family planning into HIV care and treatment in Western Kenya. She is a recent recipient of the UCSF Center for AIDS Research HIV/AIDS Pilot Research award and the Hellman Family Award for Early Career Faculty. These awards will enable Sara to further her research in the area of gender relations, HIV and family planning in western Kenya.

 

Areas of interest:

  • Health disparities in reproductive health care
  • Family planning and HIV
  • Same-day second-trimester surgical abortion

 

Education and training:

  • University of California, San Francisco, Fellowship in Family Planning
  • Harvard School of Public Health, Masters in Public Health
  • Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard University, Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Training
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Training
  • Brown University, Medical Training
  • Wesleyan University, Undergraduate Training

 

Publications: 
  1. Homelessness, housing instability, and abortion outcomes at an urban abortion clinic in the United States. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 12; 223(6):892.e1-892.e12. Orlando MS, Vable AM, Holt K, Wingo E, Newmann S, Shapiro BJ, Borne D, Drey EA, Seidman D. PMID: 32640198.
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  2. Randomized Trial of Lactin-V to Prevent Recurrence of Bacterial Vaginosis. N Engl J Med. 2020 05 14; 382(20):1906-1915. Cohen CR, Wierzbicki MR, French AL, Morris S, Newmann S, Reno H, Green L, Miller S, Powell J, Parks T, Hemmerling A. PMID: 32402161.
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  3. Society of Family Planning clinical recommendations: Cervical preparation for dilation and evacuation at 20-24 weeks' gestation. Contraception. 2020 05; 101(5):286-292. Diedrich JT, Drey EA, Newmann SJ. PMID: 32007418.
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  4. Barriers to postpartum contraception: differences among women based on parity and future fertility desires. Cult Health Sex. 2018 03; 20(3):247-261. PMID: 28705100.
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  5. Integration of family planning services into HIV care clinics: Results one year after a cluster randomized controlled trial in Kenya. PLoS One. 2017; 12(3):e0172992. PMID: 28328966.
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  6. The impact of an IUD and implant intervention on dual method use among young women: Results from a cluster randomized trial. Prev Med. 2017 01; 94:1-6. PMID: 27773708.
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  7. Does Integrating Family Planning into HIV Services Improve Gender Equitable Attitudes? Results from a Cluster Randomized Trial in Nyanza, Kenya. AIDS Behav. 2016 09; 20(9):1883-92. PMID: 26837632.
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  8. Gendered power dynamics and women's negotiation of family planning in a high HIV prevalence setting: a qualitative study of couples in western Kenya. Cult Health Sex. 2016; 18(4):453-69. PMID: 26503879.
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  9. Pregnancy rates in HIV-positive women using contraceptives and efavirenz-based or nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy in Kenya: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet HIV. 2015 Nov; 2(11):e474-82. PMID: 26520927.
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  10. Integrating family planning into HIV care in western Kenya: HIV care providers' perspectives and experiences one year following integration. AIDS Care. 2016; 28(2):209-13. PMID: 26406803.
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  11. 'Women now wear trousers': men's perceptions of family planning in the context of changing gender relations in western Kenya. Cult Health Sex. 2015; 17(9):1132-46. PMID: 26032620.
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  12. Men's Perspectives on Their Role in Family Planning in Nyanza Province, Kenya. Stud Fam Plann. 2015 Jun; 46(2):201-15. PMID: 26059990.
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  13. Integrating family planning and HIV services in western Kenya: the impact on HIV-infected patients' knowledge of family planning and male attitudes toward family planning. AIDS Care. 2015; 27(6):743-52. PMID: 25634244.
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  14. Providers' perspectives on male involvement in family planning in the context of a cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluating integrating family planning into HIV care in Nyanza Province, Kenya. AIDS Care. 2015; 27(1):31-7. PMID: 25329436.
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  15. HIV-positive men's experiences with integrated family planning and HIV services in western Kenya: integration fosters male involvement. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2014 Aug; 28(8):418-24. PMID: 24927494.
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  16. Same-day synthetic osmotic dilators compared with overnight laminaria before abortion at 14-18 weeks of gestation: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Feb; 123(2 Pt 1):271-278. PMID: 24402587.
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  17. Impact of family planning health talks by lay health workers on contraceptive knowledge and attitudes among HIV-infected patients in rural Kenya. Patient Educ Couns. 2014 Mar; 94(3):438-41. PMID: 24316053.
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  18. Cost, cost-efficiency and cost-effectiveness of integrated family planning and HIV services. AIDS. 2013 Oct; 27 Suppl 1:S87-92. PMID: 24088688.
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  19. Integration of family planning services into HIV care and treatment in Kenya: a cluster-randomized trial. AIDS. 2013 Oct; 27 Suppl 1:S77-85. PMID: 24088687.
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  20. Does integrating family planning into HIV care and treatment impact intention to use contraception? Patient perspectives from HIV-infected individuals in Nyanza Province, Kenya. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2013 Nov; 123 Suppl 1:e16-23. PMID: 24008310.
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  21. Fertility intentions among HIV-infected, sero-concordant couples in Nyanza province, Kenya. Cult Health Sex. 2013; 15(10):1175-90. PMID: 23885924.
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  22. Providers' Perspectives on Provision of Family Planning to HIV-Positive Individuals in HIV Care in Nyanza Province, Kenya. AIDS Res Treat. 2013; 2013:915923. PMID: 23738058.
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  23. Overcoming Barriers to Family Planning through Integration: Perspectives of HIV-Positive Men in Nyanza Province, Kenya. AIDS Res Treat. 2013; 2013:861983. PMID: 23738057.
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  24. HIV voluntary counseling and testing at an abortion clinic: missed opportunities for diagnosis. Contraception. 2013 Jul; 88(1):147-52. PMID: 23312935.
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  25. Immediate start of hormonal contraceptives for contraception. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Dec 12; 12:CD006260. PMID: 23235628.
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  26. Fertility intentions and interest in integrated family planning services among women living with HIV in Nyanza Province, Kenya: a qualitative study. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2012; 2012:809682. PMID: 22844189.
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  27. Cervical preparation for second trimester dilation and evacuation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Aug 04; (8):CD007310. Newmann SJ, Dalve-Endres A, Diedrich JT, Steinauer JE, Meckstroth K, Drey EA. PMID: 20687085.
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  28. Immediate start of hormonal contraceptives for contraception. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008 Apr 16; (2):CD006260. Lopez LM, Newmann SJ, Grimes DA, Nanda K, Schulz KF. PMID: 18425943.
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  29. Clinical guidelines. Cervical preparation for surgical abortion from 20 to 24 weeks' gestation. Contraception. 2008 Apr; 77(4):308-14. Newmann S, Dalve-Endres A, Drey EA. PMID: 18342657.
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  30. Factors underlying disparities in cervical cancer incidence, screening, and treatment in the United States. Curr Probl Cancer. 2007 May-Jun; 31(3):157-81. Akers AY, Newmann SJ, Smith JS. PMID: 17543946.
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  31. Consumption of sweetened dried cranberries versus unsweetened raisins for inhibition of uropathogenic Escherichia coli adhesion in human urine: a pilot study. J Altern Complement Med. 2005 Oct; 11(5):875-8. Greenberg JA, Newmann SJ, Howell AB. PMID: 16296921.
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  32. Predictors of contraception knowledge and use among postpartum adolescents in El Salvador. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 May; 192(5):1391-4. Newmann SJ, Goldberg AB, Aviles R, Molina de Perez O, Foster-Rosales AF. PMID: 15902118.
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  33. Social inequities along the cervical cancer continuum: a structured review. Cancer Causes Control. 2005 Feb; 16(1):63-70. Newmann SJ, Garner EO. PMID: 15750859.
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  34. Marriage, monogamy and HIV: a profile of HIV-infected women in south India. Int J STD AIDS. 2000 Apr; 11(4):250-3. Newmann S, Sarin P, Kumarasamy N, Amalraj E, Rogers M, Madhivanan P, Flanigan T, Cu-Uvin S, McGarvey S, Mayer K, Solomon S. PMID: 10772089.
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  35. A road less traveled: living-related kidney donation. Adv Ren Replace Ther. 1995 Jul; 2(3):277-81. Newmann JM, Newmann EW, Newmann SJ, Newmann MM. PMID: 7614365.
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  36. Living related kidney donation: the road less traveled, and it has made all the difference. Nephrol News Issues. 1994 May; 8(5):24, 44. Newmann J, Newmann E, Newmann S, Newmann M. PMID: 8177344.
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Tags: 
HIV & STIs
Contraception