- February 06, 2024
Samoan children as young as six at risk of diabetes, Yale study shows
- October 12, 2023Source: WTNH
Health Headlines: New postpartum depression pill
- September 14, 2023
Ickovics earns APHA’s Martha May Eliot Award
- September 13, 2023
Metabolomic Research Links Diet to Paraben Food Preservatives in Urine, Findings Important for Women Trying to Conceive
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
- Empower Neighborhoods and Relationships to Improve Community Health (ENRICH)ENRICH explores the impact of people and environments on individuals and communities, and in collaboration with communities, develops programs to improve community health.
- Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF): A Guide to Global Scale UpThis evidence-informed initiative is designed to help countries identify the strength of their breastfeeding-friendly environment and to improve breastfeeding policies and programs.
- Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology (CPPEE)CPPEE aims, through epidemiologic studies, to investigate the impact of environmental, genetic, and clinical factors on pregnancy, birth, and childhood.
- Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (CARE)CARE promotes the prevention of chronic diseases by focusing on social, environmental, and behavioral risk factors.
- Caroline Johnson LabJohnson Lab explores sex-specific differences in metabolism that influence colorectal cancer etiology, progression, and response to therapeutics.
- Samoan Obesity, lifestyle and Genetic Adaptations Study Group (OLAGA)OLAGA study group aims to understand the origins of obesity among Samoans and other Pacific Islanders to develop relevant interventions to reduce obesity and obesity-related conditions.
- Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center (PRC)The PRC works with community partners to develop and implement community-based approaches to prevent and control chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
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.