- March 13, 2023
New Algorithms Could Improve Pediatric Tuberculosis Diagnosis
- February 08, 2023
Experts call for an end to the exploitative marketing used by the baby formula milk industry
- February 08, 2023
New Lancet Series highlights the continuing struggle that breastfeeding women face across the globe
- February 07, 2023Source: CNN
Health experts call for an end to exploitative baby formula milk marketing tactics
Maternal and Child Health
Yale School of Public Health scientists are researching a range of maternal and child health conditions and behaviors to promote healthier outcomes for mothers and their newborns. This work includes genetic susceptibilities and nutritional and environmental exposures during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period.
Additionally, YSPH focuses on the impacts that mental health, poverty and other disparities have on maternal and child health. This research is implemented through prospective birth cohorts, pre-conception cohorts, randomized controlled trials and mass spectrometry analysis.
Our research areas include:
- Miscarriage risks
- Air pollution exposure and fetal growth
- Obesity and how it affects gestational diabetes on childhood metabolic health
- Genetic pathways associated with pre-eclampsia and childhood asthma
- Breastfeeding promotion and policy
- Maternal mental health outcomes
- Housing access and health equity
Recent Publications
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Current Developments in Nutrition
Responsive Feeding Recommendations: Harmonizing Integration into Dietary Guidelines for Infants and Young Children -
BMJ Open
Preterm birth among Pacific Islander women and related perinatal outcomes: a scoping review protocol -
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Longitudinal effects of perinatal social support on maternal depression: a marginal structural modelling approach
Focus Magazine - Spring 2022
A Call to Action for Maternal & Child Health
Centers and other resources
YSPH Maternal and Child Health 2022 Research Highlights
- Journal of the American Statistical AssociationModeling Pregnancy Outcomes through Sequentially Nested Regression Models
- PLoS One“Now, I have my baby, so I don’t go anywhere”: A mixed method approach to the ‘everyday’ and young motherhood integrating qualitative interviews and passive digital data from mobile devices
Click here to download the full summary of YSPH 2022 research findings in publication.
for Faculty working in this area.