"This is going to change practice in a profound way." @inaparkmd.bsky.social responds to a new study showing the success of treating male partners for bacterial vaginosis

A new @sbs.nationalacademies.org report co-edited by Bixby member Ifeyinwa Asiodu provides a roadmap for helping families meet their breastfeeding goals and improve health equity

Proposed changes to US medical school curricula would remove requirements around structural competency (understanding & addressing social & structural determinants of health). Anyone can comment by Wednesday 1/7 to keep current curriculum standards: details at www.healthcarestories.org/take-action

Dr. Josie Urbina has many patients living in "complete and utter fear" because of the Trump administration's aggressive targeting of immigrants. That stress can lead to pregnancy complications. Read more in @truthout.org

There are many ways people help those who need abortion care across the country, despite growing restrictions. “Individual state borders no longer had the same meaning they once had,” points out @carolejoffe.bsky.social

Many things can be true. This policy is racist. *And* transnational adoption into the US is a dying industry that has always been rooted in white saviorism, evangelicalism, predation, lies, and the exploitation geopolitical conflict or natural disaster.

Just read this new paper from Alison Comfort et al, incl @drdrtsai.bsky.social as senior author. Great evidence of clustering of knowlege (about getting your baby tested for HIV if you are living with HIV) on networks!

@ansirh.bsky.social's Abortion Onscreen report for 2025 highlights a lot of room for improvement in abortion portrayals on TV. "I think there still is a lot of stigma, even in allegedly liberal Hollywood," says @stephherold.bsky.social

New research on social media use among participants in a Centering Pregnancy confirms the importance group social support (especially postpartum) for health, how mobile support groups can impact these outcomes, and needs and areas of improvement for group prenatal care

“The US is becoming a tale of two countries in terms of abortion access and abortion policy."

Telehealth abortion care, including for people in states with abortion bans, continues to grow. In the first half of 2025, telehealth abortion care accounted for an estimated 27% of abortions provided in the US

“Pregnant patients aren’t avoiding seeking care by choice. They’re having to take into consideration the risk of being detained by ICE, as well as trying to navigate a system that’s telling them that they’re not welcome.”

Listen to Drs. Ina Park and Craig Cohen talk about the latest evidence in treating and preventing bacterial vaginosis

@gretchensisson.bsky.social criticizes the systems set up to incentivize adoption. "We are making a choice to invest in families that are adopting children rather than a comparably modest investment that would allow people to raise their children and keep them in their family of origin."

"Telehealth has become a lifeline for people accessing abortion care, especially those in states with abortion bans." @ushma.bsky.social of @ansirh.bsky.social explains the latest data on abortions in the US

We stand with @transequality.bsky.social in opposition to political interference in essential health care for trans and gender-diverse youth

Pregnancy care providers are seeing complications due to intense stress from the threat of ICE raids. Dr. Josie Urbina says many of her patients are living in ‘complete and utter fear.’ Read more from @rewirenewsgroup.com

Earlier tonight: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill effectively banning gender-affirming health care for youth passed in the House. This is a serious attack on parents' ability to make *private* medical decisions for their families. www.advocate.com/politics/mtg...

Independent clinics are the backbone of abortion access in the US, providing 58% of abortions nationwide. They operate the majority of clinics in the most hostile states. They're lifelines for people who would have nowhere else to turn. Learn more in the full report from @abortioncare.bsky.social

Glad to be included in this conversation with “Liberty Lost”’s @tjraphael.bsky.social from the Concerned United Birthparent conference. I believe this is the first mainstream critical coverage of the adoption tax credit — an important step in the conversation to align our investment with our values.

Abortion pills accounted for the majority of abortions in the US this year, but only 3 out of 65 TV abortion plotlines. Learn more about @ansirh.bsky.social's research on the state of abortion onscreen in 2025

The Pitt, Ginny & Georgia, All’s Fair – how did this year’s biggest TV shows tackle abortion? We tracked this year’s hits and misses in our Abortion Onscreen report. www.ansirh.org/research/res...

15% of people are traveling out of state to access abortion care. That means they have to pay for gas or plane tickets, a place to stay, and childcare. Abortion funds help people afford abortion care. Consider supporting your local fund today.

“Individual state borders no longer had the same meaning they once had. What we can conclude from the post-Dobbs era is that the abortion-providing community and women themselves have developed very creative modes of resistance.” @carolejoffe.bsky.social in @nytimes.com about US abortion access

27% of abortions in the first half of this year were provided via telehealth. @ushma.bsky.social highlights that "telehealth has become a lifeline for people accessing abortion care, especially those in states with abortion bans."

“The U.S. is becoming a tale of two countries in terms of abortion access and abortion policy." @ushma.bsky.social talks to @nytimes.com about the patchwork of abortion laws in the US and how no matter what, people will need abortion care

Abortion nationwide has increased since Roe was overturned. The latest data from @SocietyFP’s #WeCount Study is clear: Abortion bans don’t stop people from needing or obtaining abortions.

@repnikema.bsky.social and over 110 members of Congress just reintroduced legislation declaring abortion a human right. We're proud to stand with them in support of safe, compassionate, abortion care for all.

Important new research from @kff.org: about 40% of US adults say that they're unsure about the safety of medication abortion. www.kff.org/public-opini... This is part of why the way abortion is portrayed on TV and film matters -- people need new ways to access accurate information about abortion!

This change would be disastrous. If you are taking care of pregnant women you need to know how to perform abortions even if you don't intend to perform them routinely. I have heard horror stories of doctors who have not been trained absolutely butchering women who have needed them in emergencies.

Ob-gyn residency programs are required to offer abortion training, and people can choose to opt out. Anti-abortion advocates are pushing a seemingly small but consequential change: to make the training opt-IN. Jody Steinauer explains how "it’s really hard to go out of your way to get trained."

A new paper led by Alison Comfort and colleagues in Uganda and the US found that having social ties to people who knew when babies should be tested for HIV was linked to a person’s knowledge about early infant testing

"I think creating that trust was a really difficult thing and we often ask our patients to be trusting in us before we've actually done the effort to building trust." A new paper led by Yasaman Zia shows bias against transgender and gender diverse patients among contraceptive care providers

Good news: A new study shows that over-the-counter birth control pills are reaching the very people they’re meant to help: people who are uninsured, in rural areas, or in states with abortion bans.

"With modest effort, countries can free up millions, improve care, and move meaningfully closer to universal health coverage." Tracy Lin and Atousa Bonyani call on ministries of health, funders, and technical partners to review essential medicines lists to save lives and stretch limited budgets

New research found that CAB-LA, a long-acting injectable HIV prevention drug, overcame several known barriers to HIV prevention uptake and adherence for women and men

I’m proud to provide abortion care, and I am constantly in awe of the kindness and compassion of my colleagues. Abortion providers know that “the pregnant person is the protagonist of their own story, not a supporting character.”

Rachel Harrison went to a Catholic hospital that refused to treat her miscarriage because of their religious directives. It's hard to know how many people have similar stories. Lori Freedman notes that it's hard to keep track because of the stigma and vulnerability of talking about pregnancy loss.

New research among fishermen found major gaps between self-reporting sexual behavior that would make someone eligible for PrEP and screening as eligible at a clinic. Improving the sensitivity of PrEP behavioral screening can support effective PrEP coverage.

Shield laws that allow providers to send abortion pills to states with bans are important ways to reach people who face barriers to care. @ansirh.bsky.social research shows medication abortion via telehealth is just as safe and effective as in-person care

Medication abortion is common, safe, and effective. @ushma.bsky.social and @drdgrossman.bsky.social of @ansirh.bsky.social debunk false information pushed by Florida's attorney general

“Expanding access to contraception now is really important, because people face barriers to accessing contraception and the consequences of having an unintended pregnancy can be even more dire for people who are living in states where abortion access is so constrained." @drdgrossman.bsky.social

“The vast majority of mothers who are relinquishing their children very much do want to parent, but they don't have the support and the financial resources to make parenting feel tenable to them,” explains Gretchen Sission.

The facts are clear: Mifepristone is safe and effective. The infamous EPPC report, which is not peer-reviewed, manipulates data to call mifepristone’s safety into question. It is a political document, not a scientific one.

"What I found is that OB-GYNs are very worried about this. It’s extremely frustrating to practice under rules that can delay care.” Lori Freedman of @ansirh.bsky.social talks about Catholic hospitals' restrictions on pregnancy care

A pilot study in rural Malawi found that contraceptive outreach developed via human-centered design—things like bicycles, lunch allowances, and workflow planning templates for workers—has the potential to improve contraception accessibility and reduce fear of self-injectable contraception

A misleading report is being used to undermine trust in Mifepristone. The report’s authors “clearly misconstrued and used deceptive methods to erroneously inflate the rate of serious adverse events after an abortion,” said @ushma.bsky.social.

A few evidence-backed changes to countries' lists of essential medicines could save lives and stretch limited health budgets. Tracy Lin and Atousa Bonyani make the case in @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social

In a study in Ghana, people who had person-centered prenatal care, focusing on their needs and preferences, had lower odds of postpartum depression. Read the research here: