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Women'sHealthIssues

@WHIjournal

Women's Health Issues is the official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health, and is devoted to women's health care and policy issues.
Washington, DC whijournal.com Joined August 2014
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Are breastfeeding rates lower in maternity care deserts? Chanell Haley & co from @TulaneSPHTM mapped the data in Louisiana and examined racial/ethnic disparities. Another free-to-read study from our May/June issue:
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www.whijournal.com Maternity Care Deserts in Louisiana and Breastfeeding Initiation Breastfeeding provides physical, psychological, and immunological benefits to both the mother and infant, but breastfeeding rates are suboptimal. The purpose of this study was to examine whether...
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Check out our latest Editor’s Choice! @mgcromeens of @UWSoN & co analyzed disability appeals from people with endometriosis and identified several barriers they face to getting disability payments. Their study is free to read here:
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www.whijournal.com Endometriosis and Disability: Analysis of Federal Court Appeals of Social Security Disability... Endometriosis, a chronic noncancerous gynecologic condition commonly characterized by disruptive physical and psychosocial symptoms, can be disabling. Individuals in the United States with endometr...
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In our latest Editor’s Choice study, Carol Duh-Leong of @NYUGrossman & colleagues found that childcare precarity when a child was 3 was associated with higher odds of maternal depression 6 years later.
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www.whijournal.com Early Childcare Precarity and Subsequent Maternal Health We examined prospective associations between early childcare precarity, or the security and reliability of childcare arrangements, and subsequent maternal health.
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Congratulations to 2023 Gibbs Prize winners! Godwin Osei-Poku, @BetsyLehmanCtr & co investigated severe maternal morbidity in MA birthing people with opioid use disorder; Sarah White, @JohnsHopkinsSPH & co examined laws related to drug use during pregnancy
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jiwh.publichealth.gwu.edu Gibbs Leadership Prize: Best Manuscripts of 2023 in Women’s Health Issues | Jacobs Institute of... The 2023 Gibbs Prize has been awarded to authors of two studies that address substance use during pregnancy.