Anto-Ocrah

Drs. Ashley Hill, Martina Anto-Ocrah, and their team reviewed studies examining associations between characteristics of Black fathers and adverse pregnancy outcomes in the United States. This review identified six research studies demonstrating Black fathers’ significant association with preterm birth outcomes, but also finding an inverse impact on preeclampsia and gestational hypertension.

Dr. Martina Anto-Ocrah and her team conducted a review of 1045 studies, 16 of which were included. They found that comprehensive sexuality education between parents and adolescents is lacking in Africa south of the Sahara, depriving young people of critical sexual health information. 

Read more about their findings here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37051962/

Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the highest intimate partner violence (IPV) morbidity globally. This region of the world offers opportunity for traumatic brain injury (TBI) researchers to explore deeper associations between TBI and IPV to better understand the role of gender in TBI research. However, this review by Dr.