After decades of falling global maternal mortality rates, has the momentum evaporated? A new WHO report suggests just that, and Michigan Medicine researchers are urging their peers not to take their collective eye off the ball.

Dr. Lisa Harris receieves The Greenwall Foundation’s Bernard Lo, MD Award in Bioethics.

Research suggests transgender and nonbinary people are significantly more likely than cisgender peers to be admitted following a visit the emergency department.

: Low food security associated with metabolic syndrome among reproductive aged Hispanic population a study suggests.

A new study suggests that inducing labor at 39 weeks for low-risk pregnancies may not reduce the risk of C-sections or improve outcomes.

Research finds life-threatening birth experiences among Medicaid enrollees vary widely by state and race-ethnicity.

While higher income improves maternal and infant health over time, it’s not enough to offset the impact of race, according to new research. In addition, although higher-income mothers and their babies ultimately end up with better health outcomes, they actually start out with more difficulties. And regardless of wealth, maternal and infant health in the United States lags behind Sweden.

Researchers examine health disparities in two of the most prevalent diseases in reproductive-aged women through a social, structural and political lens

Dr. Lisa Harris is one of five University of Michigan faculty named a Thurnau Professor, a recognition of her outstanding contributions to undergraduate education.

Lisa H. Harris, M.D., Ph.D., named Thurnau Professor; second-ever from UMMS

Rural residents have lower rates of continuous health insurance before, during and after pregnancy compared to those in urban cities

University of Michigan physicians, scientists, and medical students came to the annual Women’s Health Leadership Board Meeting.

For some people who menstruate, it’s more than just premenstrual symptoms.

A review of maternal deaths suggests most individuals had documented behavioral health conditions but only one-third received appropriate pharmacologic treatment before death

Congratulations to Timothy R.B. Johnson, MD, on selection by the Office of the President for the 2022 President's Award for Distinguished Service in International Education (PADSIE).