Drs. Chang, Miller, Ragavan, and their team members interviewed advocates and survivors about their experiences, impacts, and needed resources. Survivors and advocates reported a variety of experiences with economic abuse during the perinatal period, including financial control, exploitation, and employment sabotage.
Persistent disparities characterize maternal and child health outcomes in the United States. These disparities, mediated by poverty, racism, and place-based social and structural determinants of health, are the biggest threats to Black maternal health. Recently, community-engaged efforts to improve Black maternal health disparities have moved towards cross-sector approaches that center the lived experiences of Black birthing people. Despite these comprehensive approaches, community members rarely participate throughout the research lifecycle.
Drs. Ragavan and Miller's study reviews the increase in intimate partner and youth violence during the Covid-19 pandemic, mechanisms contributing to these increases, and the overarching health impacts on adolescents. Pediatricians play a vital role in implementing healing-centered practices and prevention efforts that mitigate the impacts of trauma and violence.
MyVoice:CF is acceptable, appropriate, and usable for those with cystic fibrosis (CF). Among a sample of 43 participants, preliminary effectiveness evaluation suggests that MyVoice:CF improves self-efficacy in and frequency of reproductive health communication.
Since sexual violence (SV) on college campuses disproportionately affects cisgender women, sexual minorities, and gender minority people, this study by Dr. Liz Miller and her team investigated gender and sexual behavior differences in common SV intervention targets-SV-related knowledge, prevention behaviors, and care-seeking.
Drs. Chang, Krans, and Miller conducted 15 semistructured interviews with pregnant and postpartum women who have experienced opioid use disorder (OUD) and intimate partner violence (IPV). Their team found that
➡️ Partners impacted their ability to seek OUD care
➡️ Seeking help for OUD and IPV was siloed and they wished for integrated services
➡️ They were more comfortable disclosing OUD than IPV
➡️ They perceived pregnancy as a barrier and facilitator to OUD care
Through interviews with postpartum people and health care providers (HCP), Drs. Chang, Miller, and Ragavan explored:
1) How IPV is currently discussed
2) What should be included in IPV interventions
3) How to support those who disclose IPV
4) Implementation barriers and facilitators
This resulted in:
➡️HCPs reported a variety of practices to support survivors
➡️Postpartum people reported not receiving resources or education related to IPV
➡️HCPs identified a need for screening and resource provision
Drs. Chang, Miller, and Ragavan explored how intimate partner violence (IPV) is currently discussed with postpartum people in the postpartum unit as well as future methods and strategies for intervention and support.
Read more about their findings here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37971822/
Dr. Liz Miller and her team examined campus and clinic factors that may influence likelihood of implementing sexual violence (SV) prevention for college students seeking care in campus health and counseling centers. Their findings suggest that high performance regarding SV policy and prevention on a campus do not necessarily translate to implementation of appropriate SV prevention and care for students seeking care on campus, including assessments, resources, referrals, and services.
Dr. Kazmerski , Olivia Stransky, Catherine Wright, Dr. Birru Talabi, Dr. Callegari, Dr. Chang, Dr. Miller, Ashley Deal, Raelynn O'Leary, and Dr. Borrero conducted a study on our femtech tool MyVoice:CF showing that the tool increases self-efficacy and reproductive health communication for those with cystic fibrosis.
Read more about their findings here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37833123/
