Pregnancy is an engineering challenge − diagnosing and treating preterm birth requires understanding its mechanics

How and why preterm birth happens is still unclear, in part because research on pregnancy tends to focus on developmental biology.

Michelle L. Oyen, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis • conversation
June 4, 2024 • ~10 min

FDA's greenlighting of maternal RSV vaccine represents a major step forward in protecting young babies against the virus

Nearly 100,000 US children under age 5 are hospitalized each year for an RSV infection.

Flor M. Munoz, Associate Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine • conversation
Aug. 28, 2023 • ~10 min

More than 4 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths are preventable in the US, and mental health is the leading cause

Many of the preventable pregnancy-related deaths documented by the CDC are directly attributable to failures and barriers in the maternal care system.

Rachel Diamond, Clinical Training DIrector and Assistant Professor of Couple and Family Therapy, Adler University • conversation
Nov. 30, 2022 • ~10 min

Newborn babies weigh less today – possibly due to the increased popularity of cesarean sections and induced labor

The decline in US birth weight is somewhat of a puzzle for public health researchers.

Andrea Tilstra, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
March 11, 2020 • ~4 min

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