- March 17, 2022
Major Funding Award Supports Yale Efforts to Address Maternal Health Inequities
- March 01, 2022Source: NPR
Infant formula promoted in 'aggressive' and 'misleading' ways, says new global report
- December 03, 2021
Birth Outcomes Improved Through Expect With Me Group Prenatal Care
- September 30, 2021
Scientific Team, Including YSPH Researcher, Warn Against Use of Acetaminophen by Pregnant Women
Maternal Child Health
Yale School of Public Health scientists are researching a range of maternal 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 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
Centers and other resources
for Faculty working in this area.