Center Unit Lead, Nina C. Ashford, DrPH, MPH sits down with Scripps News' The Why
Discussing the importance of geography and maternal care deserts
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Study Reveals the Need to Expand Maternal Mortality Categorization Beyond Pregnancy-Related Deaths
New Research Shows Prior Hospitalization, Severe Maternal Morbidity, and Opioid Use Disorder Were Key Contributors to Pregnancy-Associated Deaths in Massachusetts from 2002 to 2019.
America Already Knows How to Make Childbirth Safer
"I experienced it first-hand in labor [...] It's a little out of body to be an expert in maternal health and then experience microaggressions in labor."
'I cannot contain my rage.' Abortion rights activists rally in Boston and across the country
“When you have an attack on abortion access, that is an attack on Black women’s autonomy.” Dr. Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha to The Boston Globe