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U.S. Pregnancy-Related Deaths Surged in Pandemic’s Second Year, New Study Shows
The study, published March 16 in Obstetrics & Gynecology, found pregnancy-related deaths climbed to 45.5 per 100,000 live births in 2021, up from rates of 36.7 in 2020 and 29 pre-pandemic. The deaths include people who died while pregnant or within one year of the end of their pregnancy due to a con...View Article Details for U.S. Pregnancy-Related Deaths Surged in Pandemic’s Second Year, New Study Shows -
Maryland, Delaware Women Strengthened Support for Reproductive Rights, Study Shows
A new study shows Maryland and Delaware women increasingly view abortion as safe and acceptable—an attitude that correlates with their knowing someone who has undergone the procedure.View Article Details for Maryland, Delaware Women Strengthened Support for Reproductive Rights, Study Shows -
University of Maryland Awards 11 Grants to SPH Faculty to Address Humanity’s Grand Challenges
Faculty from the School of Public Health will receive unprecedented funding to tackle some of society's biggest challenges, including a $3M grant to create an international alliance focused on alleviating food, energy and water insecurity, protecting environmental and global public health and bolste...View Article Details for University of Maryland Awards 11 Grants to SPH Faculty to Address Humanity’s Grand Challenges -
Maternal Mortality Jumped During COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts have taken a disproportionate toll on American mothers who were pregnant or just gave birth. Maternal mortality (i.e., deaths during pregnancy or in the early postpartum period) increased by 18% in 2020, according to data from the National Center for Health Stat...View Article Details for Maternal Mortality Jumped During COVID-19 Pandemic -
New Gift Will Support Family Therapy for Underserved Communities
Since its creation, the importance of a strong family unit has been the foundation of the Jeanette Spier Beavers Endowed Memorial Scholarship. Established by Lois Spier Gray to memorialize her sister Jeanette Spier Beavers, the funds used to establish the scholarship were initially meant to suppo...View Article Details for New Gift Will Support Family Therapy for Underserved Communities -
UMD Joins CommuniVax Rapid Research Coalition to Engage Communities in an Equitable COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign
The University of Maryland School of Public Health has joined CommuniVax, a new research coalition funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to strengthen the community’s role and involvement in an equitable vaccination campaign. The CommuniVax coalition is led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Healt...View Article Details for UMD Joins CommuniVax Rapid Research Coalition to Engage Communities in an Equitable COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign