High Fiber Intake in Pregnancy
News Team member Alexa Morales describes the need for new prenatal nutrition guidance to include fiber, as it promotes stronger microbiomes and better health outcomes in mothers and their babies.
Weekly Health Digest: 23andMe Bankruptcy, NIH Cuts, Pregnancy Physiology, Fluoridation Ban
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
Fear of privacy violations in wake of 23andMe bankruptcy and sale, another round of NIH lay-offs with more coming, how the body experiences pregnancy and recovery from childbirth, and Utah's water fluoridation ban.
Students fight to improve maternal mortality
News Team member Joy Lee delves into the importance of the Emory Decatur Labor Support Volunteer program and the local fight against Georgia's high maternal mortality.
Weekly Health Digest: NIH’s Future, Winter Viruses, Nursing Home Deficits, Rural Maternity Care
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
NIH threatened by new administration, respiratory illnesses expected to spike this winter, COVID vaccination among nursing home residents, rural access to labor and delivery care
Weekly Health Digest: Teen Social Media, Overdose Deaths, FluMist, Microplastics, and Pregnancy Brain
New from the @EmoryCSHH News Team:
The possible efficacy of social media "teen accounts," unexplained declines in overdose deaths, at-home nasal flu vaccine, microplastics in nasal tissue, and the relationship between pregnancy, hormones, and the brain.
Acetaminophen Risks in Pregnancy
News Team member Manju Karthikeyan examines a recent study associating women's acetaminophen use in pregnancy with higher risks of neurodevelopmental disorders in their children, and asks how the field of teratology has evolved since the 1961 thalidomide tragedy.
Weekly Health Digest: Intense Walking, Egg Freezing, and Natural Wine
Weekly Health Digest from the @EmoryCSHH News team: the health benefits of intense walking, the reality of freezing your eggs, and the “natural” wine phenomena
Modern Fertility: The Science of Surrogacy
Surrogacy is an increasingly common method of achieving a pregnancy, but it poses scientific challenges and emotional demands.
Telling Health’s Story | Why We Need the Expansion of Paid Maternity Leave Policies
In HLTH 385W: Health Writing and Narratives, created by Maryn McKenna, CSHH student Defne Levine writes an op-ed piece on the need for expansion of paid maternity leave policies.
Commercial Surrogacy in India: A Bioethical Debate
By News Team member Commercial surrogacy in India is a controversial topic of debate in bioethics. India’s attempts to regulate and control commercial surrogacy struggles to find a balance between two conflicting interests: preventing the exploitation of surrogates and protecting…