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Maternity
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September 15, 2023UC Davis Health launches volunteer doula program
UC Davis Medical Center now offers trained professionals to provide emotional and physical support to women during childbirth.
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September 13, 2023This postpartum contraception is more effective than condoms or birth control pills
A new UC Davis Health study examined women’s understanding of lactational amenorrhea, the period of temporary infertility that accompanies exclusive breastfeeding.
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June 28, 2023Study finds Black women with sickle cell disease have worse maternal health outcomes
Black women in the United States experience disproportionately worse maternal health outcomes than all other racial groups, which further negatively impacts Black women with sickle cell disease.
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May 18, 2023Newsweek names UC Davis Medical Center a Best Maternity Hospital in U.S.
UC Davis Medical Center was named to Newsweek’s 2023 Best Maternity Hospitals, announced this month by Newsweek and the global market research and consumer data firm Statista.
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April 14, 2023Volunteer doulas needed for new program
UC Davis Medical Center is launching its volunteer doula program and is now accepting applications for doula volunteers.
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February 21, 2023UC Davis Health to develop in-utero therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Professor Aijun Wang won a $2 million grant from California’s Stem Cell Agency to develop a cure to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) using an in-utero gene editing formula.
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October 28, 2022Medical anthropologist seeks to improve care in Black birthing communities
Adeola Oni-Orisan, medical anthropologist and family physician, joined UC Davis Health this month with the Department of Family and Community Medicine. She was simultaneously named a CAMPOS faculty scholar. Her focus is on Black maternal mortality and morbidity, where she seeks to explore how best to address incidents of racial discrimination, harassment, or other bias that often occur in Black birthing communities.
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July 15, 2022New trial hopes to improve health care for women with gestational diabetes
A new trial focuses on behavioral strategies to improve healthcare among racially and ethnically diverse patients with gestational diabetes. The trial aims to identify effective interventions that increase preventive screening for type 2 diabetes after a gestational diabetes diagnosis.
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April 20, 2022Specialized team expands into perinatal palliative care
Pregnant women who have fetuses with congenital anomalies can now receive perinatal palliative care services, thanks to the Supportive Therapies and Enhanced Palliative Services team at UC Davis Children’s Hospital. The team, which recently expanded, is known for improving the quality of life for patients with acute or chronic life-limiting illnesses and their families.
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January 27, 2022UC Davis lab develops fetal oximetry device to prevent unnecessary C-sections
UC Davis electrical and computer engineering professor Soheil Ghiasi's lab has built a transabdominal fetal pulse oximeter (TFO), a device which aims to more accurately detect fetal hypoxia, a condition that occurs when the fetus is deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen.
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December 02, 2021Probiotics improve nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, according to new study
Probiotics significantly improve the symptoms of pregnancy-related nausea, vomiting and constipation, according to a new UC Davis study. Nausea and vomiting affect about 85% of pregnancies and can significantly impact quality of life.
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September 15, 2021Two faculty members honored with AMA Inspiration Awards
Micaela Godzich, associate clinical professor and associate residency program director with Family and Community Medicine, and Véronique Taché, associate professor and residency program director with Obstetrics and Gynecology, have been honored with a 2021 American Medical Association Women Physicians Section Inspiration Award.
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July 28, 2021The truth behind COVID-19 vaccines and women’s health
Misinformation is spreading on the Internet regarding the COVID-19 vaccines and how they may affect women’s health. We asked Clara Paik, clinic medical director of obstetrics and gynecology and the co-division director of University Women’s Health, to answer some frequently asked questions about women’s health and the COVID vaccine.
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June 30, 2021Overcoming the odds despite challenges of spina bifida
At this year’s Bear Creek High School graduation ceremony in Stockton, 17-year-old Ben Brogger walked gracefully onto the stage and delivered an inspiring speech to the graduating seniors. It was a moment that Adriana and Dan Brogger weren’t sure they would ever witness when their son was diagnosed with spina bifida in the womb.
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May 26, 2021More work still needed to recruit, retain OB/GYN residents that reflect the diverse patient population they serve
To address health care disparities among minority women in obstetrics and gynecology, one approach is to increase diversity among health care providers to better reflect the patient population that they serve. But are medical residents within OB/GYN more diverse than other medical specialties?
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May 19, 2021A call to gynecologic surgeons to reduce excess opioid pills after hysterectomy
A UC Davis Health study urged gynecologic surgeons to prescribe the smallest effective opioid prescription after hysterectomy. Their study found that, on average, patients use only half of pills prescribed after the operation.
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May 14, 2021UC Davis Medical Center’s obstetric anesthesia service named Center of Excellence
The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology this week announced that UC Davis Medical Center has attained its prestigious Center of Excellence designation. The medical center was one of 17 institutions and programs globally to earn the designation this year.
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May 03, 2021Unexpected medical condition prompts early delivery for mom’s sixth pregnancy
When Antelope resident Martel Calabretta was pregnant with her sixth baby, she was a seasoned veteran. But early on, she realized that baby number six was a very different pregnancy and required the specialty care that UC Davis Health provides.
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April 09, 2021Unexpected birth in UC Davis Medical Center parking garage
Off-duty Adventist Health Lodi Memorial labor and delivery nurse came to the rescue when Madison Fritter gave birth in the UC Davis Medical Center parking garage.
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December 10, 2020Pregnant mom battles COVID-19, delivers baby while in ICU
Diana Estrada-Arauza was the picture of health. She was 33 years old. No preexisting conditions. But when she was seven months pregnant, she became sick with the coronavirus and was admitted to the ICU to get the acute care that she and her unborn baby needed.
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