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New Longitudinal Study Will Fill Gap in Data on Postpartum Health and Well-being

BU School of Public Health Blog

October 18, 2024 0 Jillian McKoy Twitter Facebook Breastfeeding difficulties, hypertension, depression, and sleep deprivation are just a handful of the health challenges that mothers may experience in the weeks and months following childbirth.

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What Role do Birth Certificates Play in the Global Fight for Gender Equality?

Maternal Health Task Force

International efforts to reduce gender disparities and maternal mortality rates must consider the power of a birth certificate. Every child has the fundamental human right to an identity and nationality from birth. Not having a birth certificate has devastating consequences for childrens health and human rights.

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December 12, 2024

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

Every year, AMCHP recognizes individuals in the maternal and child health (MCH) community who have gone above and beyond to positively impact those around them. MacQueen Lecture Award : For innovation in the field of maternal and child health. Interested in nominating someone but need more information?

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November 14, 2024

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

Every year, AMCHP recognizes individuals in the maternal and child health (MCH) community who have gone above and beyond to positively impact those around them. MacQueen Lecture Award : For innovation in the field of maternal and child health. Limited travel support is available for some awards.

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Disaggregated Data Key to Tackling Low Maternal Vaccination Rates among Boston’s Black Pregnant Population

Maternal Health Task Force

She is currently a Fellow in the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy and is enrolled in the Harvard School of Public Health MPH-45 program in Health Policy with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health. By: Jodian Pinkney , Infectious Diseases Physician.

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November 1, 2024

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs

Call for New AMCHP Association Committee Members is Open Through November 8 Are you interested in effecting meaningful change nationally and have your voice heard on maternal and child health (MCH) matters? Share this information with your peers! Download our Call for New Committee Member informational flyer.

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The (sort of, partial) Father mRNA Vaccines Who Now Spreads Vaccine Misinformation (Part 1)

The Health Care Blog

This gene forces your child ’ s body to make toxic spike proteins. The issues are technical, but basically the researchers put liver cancer cells in a laboratory situation that forced the cells to use information from mRNA of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to make small numbers of DNA fragments called amplicons.