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Reproductive and Sexual Health Headlines

Explore the latest public health research and insights about reproductive and sexual health.

A woman speaks into a microphone, addressing a crowd behind a banner reading "Rise up for Reproductive Justice" at a January 22 protest in Washington, DC.

In post-Roe America, the potential overturn of the FDA’s approval of the abortion medication mifepristone looms as the latest threat to abortion access—jeopardizing telemedicine advances that helped make self-managed abortions a reality even for women living in areas where abortion is severely restricted.

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Young mothers care for their babies inside a maternity ward in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya on November 7, 2022. Photo by: Donwilson Odhiambo/Getty

Spanning 7 countries, a major piece of global maternal health research found that a low-cost, widely available generic antibiotic can prevent life-threatening sepsis during childbirth in women delivering babies in low- and middle-income countries.  

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A woman holds up a contraceptive implant during Marie Stopes mobile clinical outreach team visit to a hospital in Rabai, Kenya. June 16, 2014.

Despite disruptions that threatened to derail momentum, demand for modern contraception has soared since 2012—87 million more women and girls using a modern method of family planning, according to  released today during the International Conference Family Planning.

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Reproductive and Sexual Health Faculty Experts

Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of reproductive and sexual health? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

 

Cynthia Minkovitz
Professor
Population, Family and Reproductive Health

Cynthia Minkovitz, MD, MPP, focuses on enhancing the quality of preventive services for children and understanding how policies and programs impact child and family well-being.

Michele R Decker
Professor
Population, Family and Reproductive Health

Michele Decker, ScD, leads research at the cutting edge of gender equity, and gender-based violence prevention and response, in close partnership with practitioners and communities most affected.

Saifuddin Ahmed
Professor
Population, Family and Reproductive Health

Saifuddin Ahmed, MBBS, PhD ‘96, his research includes reproductive epidemiology, particularly maternal mortality estimation; program evaluation for family planning and MCH care.