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COVID vaccination in female, male partners does not increase risk of miscarriage

October 31, 2023 sarah JonasResearch Results

Multiple studies have shown that the COVID-19 vaccines do not lead to infertility or pregnancy complications such as miscarriage, but many people are still wary of adverse effects from the vaccine on pregnancy.

$26M NIH grant addresses environmental influences on child health

September 1, 2023 sarah JonasAnnouncement

Backed by a $26 million federal grant, researchers at three Michigan universities, a leading health care system, and a state agency will continue a long-term study of how exposure to environmental factors during pregnancy and early childhood can impact health for a lifetime. The funding from the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, is for the second phase of a national research program called ECHO, which stands for the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes, and includes a sample of mothers, infants and children from across the United States. The first phase began in 2016.

Cleveland Clinic Launches Initiative Focused on Improving Infant and Maternal Health

January 31, 2023 sarah JonasAnnouncement

Cleveland Clinic launched the Center for Infant and Maternal Health initiative to help reduce infant and maternal mortality in Cuyahoga, Lorain and Summit counties.

Study Finds Most Fetal Congenital Heart Block Screening Fails to Meet Guidelines

November 8, 2022 sarah JonasResearch Results

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, found that most echocardiography screening for fetal congenital heart block in anti-Ro- and anti-La-positive pregnancies did not follow recommended guidelines in one academic medical center.

Hepatitis C Infections Among Pregnant People Increased Substantially Between 2009 and 2019

October 29, 2021 sarah JonasResearch Results

The leading cause of HCV in the U.S. is injection drug use as a result of opioid use disorder (OUD), which has seen a rise in most populations, including pregnant people, in recent years. HCV rates have also risen. Between 2009 and 2019, the overall rate per 1,000 live births of HCV in pregnant people increased from 1.8 to 5.1.