MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS

Pregnancy-related deaths open voids in families expecting to celebrate new life

Series of news articles on maternal health in North Carolina. Contribution: interview and application of methodology based on my prior research:

“There is an understanding that the time is now”

An interview with Dr. Marie Thoma on the Maternal Health Crisis.

Covid worsened a health crisis among pregnant women.

Contribution: Interviewed by reporter, research publication cited in news story.

The U.S. has high maternal mortality rates — and it has gotten worse for Latinas

Discussed health care before, during, and after pregnancy for mothers

Rise in Infant Mortality Shows US Needs to Take Better Care of Moms

When she saw the data, “my stomach just dropped,” she says.

Last year’s U.S. infant mortality rate hit its highest increase in two decades

“It’s definitely concerning, given that it’s going in the opposite direction from what it has been,” said Marie Thoma...

Why is infant mortality so high in the US? Because our health care system fails mothers, too

Thoma said what we’re seeing is likely a consequence of another crisis that is inextricably linked to infant health: the maternal health crisis.

‘Rock bottom’: Louisiana earns ‘F’ grade for infant health in new report

She noted that preventing unintended pregnancies by increasing access to family planning and encouraging immunizations are two other key public policy that can improve maternal and infant health.