Author: Marcy

Dr. Dineo Khabele talks with fox2now about a rare kind of uterine cancer killing more women in America, black women in particular.

Dr. Jeannie Kelly speaks about helping pregnant women living with a substance use disorder 

We’re excited to announce the newest recipients of the WashU OBGYN Lucy, Anarcha, and Betsey (L.A.B.) Award! The award is named in honor of three enslaved women whose bodies were used by Dr. J. Marion Sims for painful experimental attempts to repair vesico-vaginal fistulas.   This award calls us to remember Lucy, Anarcha, and Betsey, their […]

National Black Women Physicians Day is February 8th in honor of Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, who was the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the United States. On Wednesday, February 9, 2022, we honored Dr. Jacqueline Turner, a trailblazer in her own right. She is a graduate of MIT, then went on […]

High-risk obstetrician Dr. Ebony Carter says pregnant patients are voicing concerns about what the vaccine will do to their baby, claiming there isn’t enough data. “We probably have more data right now on the vaccine than any other thing that we give to people in pregnancy, she says. “And the data overwhelmingly, in every direction, is saying that the vaccine appears to be safe.”

We are pleased to announce that after a thorough national search, Dr. Ali Ahmady has been chosen and accepted our offer to be the next WASHU/BJC Fertility and Reproductive Medicine Center Lab Director.  Dr. Ahmady is a consummate academician and he comes to us from the University of Southern California. He is no stranger to the […]

MDisrupt Presents: Sarah England, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine, on Solutions that Scale for Maternal-Child Health Disparities

Program for the Elimination of Cancer Disparities focuses on Access to Care for Breast and Cervical Cancer screenings

This week is Black Maternal Health week and new studies show Black women are three times more likely to die during pregnancy or child birth than white women.

The vaccines do not impact sperm count, fertility treatment, or a woman’s ability to get pregnant, research shows

Major boost in COVID-19 antibodies seen in breast milk after vaccination

Some Missouri residents might still be hesitant to receive the vaccine.

The World Health Organization is updating its guidance on the COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women after a statement earlier this week led many to believe the agency was advising against pregnant women getting vaccinated.

Study will evaluate testing access and if pregnant women with COVID-19 need specialized care

Researchers receive funding from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help develop low-cost, bedside equipment for people in underserved regions

findings suggest that women becoming moms for the first time should begin pushing right away when they become completely dilated, for the best outcome for themselves and for their babies

No increased risks to newborns, study shows

New integrated center changes care model for women and babies

Dr. Camaryn Chrisman Robbins discusses why the fourth trimester is a critical time for mom and baby

New configuration at the Women & Infants Center brings mothers who have high-risk or complicated labor and deliveries much closer to their babies.

Dr. Michael Bebbington talks about in-utero Spina bifida surgery, the first of its kind at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Fostering the infant-parent bond motivated the design of this new center

Dr. Emily Jungheim discusses treatment and the importance of cervical cancer awareness