Faculty and students in biomedical informatics are exploring how observational health data and informatics methods could shed light on women's health issues, particularly endometriosis and PCOS.
A new initiative brings researchers in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology closer to understanding the impact of the environment on women's health.
Study finds that postpartum depression is underdiagnosed in those reporting symptoms up to a year after giving birth, with Black and Asian individuals least likely to receive treatment.
Columbia public health researchers have found that laws that punish drug use during pregnancy worsened family health outcomes or had no beneficial effect, contrary to the laws' intent.
While the decision and process to have a baby for a heterosexual couple may be relatively straightforward, for same sex couples, the path to parenthood is quite different.
Lowering the cutoff to diagnose hypertension during pregnancy better identified 20% of women at risk for preeclampsia, a study by a Columbia University researcher has found.
Pregnant women face greater risks to their health from COVID-19 than the general population and should be offered a vaccine if eligible, say experts at Columbia and NewYork-Presbyterian.
The 2014 expansion of Medicaid in New York state was linked to a significant decrease in severe complications during labor and delivery among low-income women, a new Columbia study has found.
Nursing's Elizabeth Corwin, PhD, helped found the Women’s Health Research & Well-being Workgroup, which promotes equity in health care for women through rigorous research and policy change.
Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 cause of maternal mortality in the United States, but a new study suggests specialized cardio-obstetrics teams may improve outcomes.
Moms with COVID-19 who take basic precautions rarely pass the virus to their newborns, even if breastfeeding and rooming together, finds a new study at Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian.
A new intrauterine device rapidly controlled bleeding in women with postpartum hemorrhage, a leading cause of maternal death, Columbia researchers have found.
Columbia researchers have uncovered an array of new genes that cause stillbirth, significantly increasing the understanding of the genetic foundations of a common, but little studied, condition.
A treatment that prevents an often-fatal disease in fetuses and newborns only reaches half of the pregnant women around the world who need it, Columbia researchers have found.