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Higher selenium and manganese levels during pregnancy may protect babies from future high blood pressure

Published June 29, 2021

Manganese may also protect against the hypertensive effect of the heavy metal cadmium

Screenshot of a global map tracking vaccine policies by country

Vaccine tracking

Global policies on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy vary widely by country according to new online tracker

Published June 28, 2021

Johns Hopkins project provides worldwide snapshot of policies influencing access to COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant and lactating people

Things to know

The COVID-19 vaccine and pregnancy

Published March 4, 2021

Physicians specializing in maternal-fetal medicine discuss the current recommendations that pregnant and lactating women receive the vaccine

Coronavirus

When will pregnant women benefit from a COVID-19 vaccine?

Published Dec 1, 2020

The hopes raised by the rapid development of vaccines don't yet extend to pregnant women, but their safety and needs must be considered during vaccine distribution, experts say

Health

High vitamin D levels in utero may help combat high blood pressure in children

Published Oct 8, 2020

The study, performed by researchers at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, analyzed data on 754 mother-child pairs in Massachusetts.

The invisible women

Published Winter 2019

A growing number of women are incarcerated in the U.S., thousands of whom give birth behind bars. Carolyn Sufrin aims to improve the standards of care for this underseen, understudied population. There's a lot we don't know. / Johns Hopkins Magazine

Reproductive health

Preterm births among U.S. Latinas increased after 2016 election

Published July 22, 2019

In the nine months following the election, 3.5% more preterm births occurred among Latinas than expected, suggesting link between election and maternal stress