Looking at Dr. Dara Mendez, Dr. Esa Davis, and their team's study on stress trends throughout pregnancy and postpartum, the COVID-19 pandemic may have adverse implications for birthing populations in the U.S.
The PA Maternal Mortality Report for 2021 was recently published. CONVERGE members who helped support this publication include Sonya Borrero, MD, MS, Dara Mendez, PhD, MPH, and Nancy Niemczyk, PhD, CNM.
Dr. Dara Mendez was interviewed for WQED's special, A Broken System: Health Care Inequity.
Dr. Marian Jarlenski and Dr. Dara Mendez will investigate the implementation of and effects of 3 equity-focused policies in Pennsylvania's Medicaid program: a payment incentive available to Medicaid health plans that achieve excellent outcomes for Black pregnant persons and young children; bundled payment model for pregnancy care that rewards providers who reduce racial inequities; and implementation of Regional Accountable Health Councils to design equity-focused community interventions.
Faculty member Dr. Dara Mendez assessed and reviewed more than 100 state and municipal government resolutions on racism as a public health crisis in the U.S.
