During pregnancy, fetal cells migrate out of the womb and into a mother’s heart, liver, lung, kidney, brain, and more. They could shape moms’ health for a lifetime, Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D. reports: theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

We have launched 3 educational resources for teachers, health professionals & the public to promote reproductive health awareness. Includes leaflets, posters & teaching tools on topics like endometriosis & infertility. #reproductivehealth #fertilityed

💐Teaching the menstrual cycle? Key points: 🍍 Periods start~ages 10-15 & can be irregular early on. 🍍Normal cycles:21-35 days,periods <8 days. 🍍Bleeding varies from light to heavy. 🍍Ovulation:Day 10-25,often Days 14-17. #menstrualcycle #periods #menstruation

UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health are delighted to announce Professor Bola Grace's Inaugural Lecture on Tuesday 18 March 2025 at 6.00pm GMT. 📍Location: Gideon Schreier Theatre, UCL Bentham House, 4-8 Endsleigh Gardens, London, WC1H 0EG or online. More info & register here⬇️ buff.ly/3PItNg7

Endometriosis is a chronic condition where endometrium-like tissue grows outside the uterus. This article summarises recently updated recommendations from NICE, specifically focusing on factors associated with time to diagnosis Includes an infographic bmj.com/content/388/bm…

📢 Only one week to go until UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health's International Women's Day events begin! Come and join us for #IWD2025 as we host an exciting range of free events during March, exploring key issues in Women’s Health. Register now! ⬇️ buff.ly/4hP8upb #AccelerateAction

The death rate of U.S. mothers spiked between 2018 & 2021, exacerbated by COVID-19, before dipping in 2022 to 22.3 deaths per 100,000 births. That’s higher than in other developed countries, and much higher for Black mothers: 49.5 per 100,000. bu.edu/articles/2025/…

Register today: Birthing and Raising the Next Generation: Holistic Approaches to Advance Racial and Social Equity. - Public Health Conversations publichealthconversation.org/conversations/…

Five amazing studies at BUSPH that have benefited from NIH research and that have advanced science in important ways owing to this funding: instagram.com/reel/DG04QqbpM…

This is happening today, Wednesday, April 2, from 12 PM to 1 PM EST! Zoom link is available at the QR code below! Please join us!

Our Health Depends on Federal Research Funding | SPH - please learn more about all the health research that is at risk and how this research can improve population health. bu.edu/sph/news/colle…

New article on racial and ethnic differences in fecundability (per-cycle probability of conception) published with Lauren Wise, David Williams, and others. doi.org/10.1093/humrep…

National Infertility Awareness Week® is here! April 20–26, 2025 Infertility is a challenge no one should face alone. This week, resolveorg invites us to stand with us for advocacy, support, and empowerment under our 2025 theme: #ALLinFertility.

Why a $5,000 ‘baby bonus’ won’t help address declining birth rates. ⁦The Boston Globe⁩ spoke with leading demographers, epidemiologists, & public health researchers, including ⁦PRESTO (Pregnancy Study Online)⁩ PI⁩. bostonglobe.com/2025/05/08/met…

Congratulations to Dr. Sharonda Lovett on being awarded the SPER Student Prize Award for her doctoral dissertation research on residential segregation and #fertility in PRESTO! #sper2025

Dr. Wise presenting her #sper2025 poster on hair relaxer use and antimullerian (AMH) concentrations using data from the PRESTO cohort. #fertility

Daily preconception cannabis use associated with greater total gestational weight gain in PRESTO. #sper2025 Society for Pediatric & Perinatal Epi Research

Mental health and home pregnancy testing behavior in PRESTO cohort presented by Dr. Alexandra Sundermann #sper2025 #ser2025

Rising 4th year doctoral candidate, Molly Hoffman, presenting her research on life course social support & integration and #fertility in PRESTO cohort at SER conference in June 2025. #ser2025

Scientists use DNA from three people to protect babies from rare disease - The Boston Globe bostonglobe.com/2025/07/17/wor…