Maternal Health

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Grandchild's stillbirth risk linked to grandma's weight

New research from Eduardo Villamor

Research has shown that pregnant women with a body max index of 30 or higher face a greater chance of experiencing a stillbirth compared to pregnant women with a normal BMI. Now, a new Michigan Public Health study finds that a grandmother's BMI also relates to the risk of a grandchild being stillborn.

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Implications of restrictive abortion policies on maternal health, social welfare

Q&A with Paula Lantz

Paula Lantz, the James B. Hudak Professor of Health Policy at U-M’s Ford School of Public Policy and professor of Health Management and Policy at Michigan Public Health, discusses how restrictive abortion policies in the US are predicted to have negative effects on maternal health, women’s economic opportunities and social welfare systems.

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Researchers study epigenetic changes with PFAS exposure in mother-infant pairs

New research from Michigan Public Health

A team of University of Michigan researchers from the School of Public Health DoGoodS-Pi Environmental Epigenetics Lab and Michigan Medicine are working to understand how behaviors and environments during pregnancy can cause changes to the way genes work in offspring. This emerging field is known as toxicoepigenetics.

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Consequences of Roe v. Wade being overturned are infinite, says Michigan Public Health alumna

Q&A with Elizabeth Mosley, PhD ’18

The US Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade on June 24, eliminating the constitutional right to abortion. Elizabeth Mosley, who earned a PhD from the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Health Behavior and Health Education, specializing in Gender and Population Studies, spoke to Michigan Public Health about the repercussions this landmark decision will have on women in the United States.