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Journal of Women’s Health, Report from CDC
Disparities in Assisted Reproductive Technology Utilization by Race, Ethnicity, United States, 2014: A Commentary.
Breastfeeding Among African American Women
Read Monique's story and learn about breastfeeding among African American women.
Racial
and Ethnic Differences in Homicides of Adult Women and the Role of Intimate
Partner Violence — United States, 2003–2014
To inform homicide and intimate partner violence prevention efforts, CDC analyzed homicide data from the National Violent Death Reporting System among 10,018 women aged ≥18 years in 18 states during 2003–2014.
Evaluation of Placental and Fetal Tissue
Specimens for Zika Virus Infection — 50 States and District of Columbia, January–December,
2016
This report
describes the evaluation of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue specimens
tested for Zika virus infection in 2016 and the contribution of this testing to
the public health response.
New Report on
Pregnancy-Related Deaths in the United States
In a new report in Obstetrics and
Gynecology, CDC scientists provide the most recent national information on
pregnancy-related deaths using 2011-2013 data from the Pregnancy Mortality
Surveillance System.
Racial and Geographic
Differences in Breastfeeding — United States, 2011–2015
CDC analyzed 2011–2015 National Immunization Survey data
for children born during 2010–2013 to describe breastfeeding initiation,
exclusivity through 6 months and duration at 12 months among black and white
infants.
Screening for Syphilis and Other Sexually
Transmitted Infections in Pregnant Women — Guam, 2014
This study
evaluated the prevalence of screening for syphilis, human immunodeficiency
virus, chlamydia, and gonorrhea, and examined correlates of inadequate
screening among pregnant women in Guam.
Giving It Our Best Shot? Human
Papillomavirus and Hepatitis B Virus Immunization Among Refugees,
Massachusetts, 2011–2013
This study examined human
papillomavirus and hepatitis B virus immunization rates among 2,269 refugees
aged 9 to 26 years who resettled in Massachusetts from 2011 through 2013.
U.S.
Medical Eligibility Criteria & U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations
Continuing Education Opportunities
Updated continuing
education opportunities for CDC’s U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive
Use, 2016 and U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive
Use, 2016.
Walking for Transportation or Leisure Among
U.S. Women and Men — National Health Interview Survey, 2005–2015
CDC
analyzed National Health Interview Survey data from 2005, 2010, and 2015 to
evaluate trends in the age-adjusted prevalence of self-reported walking among
adults aged ≥18 years. The prevalence of self-reported walking among women
significantly increased from 2005 to 2015.
Pregnancy Outcomes After Maternal Zika Virus
Infection During Pregnancy — U.S. Territories, January 1, 2016–April 25, 2017
During January 1, 2016–April 25,
2017, U.S. territories with local transmission of Zika virus reported 2,549
completed pregnancies with laboratory evidence of recent possible Zika virus
infection; 5% of fetuses or infants resulting from these pregnancies had birth
defects potentially associated with Zika virus infection.
Trends in Breastfeeding Among Infants
Enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and
Children — New York, 2002–2015
To
assess breastfeeding trends among New York WIC infants, indicators for
measuring breastfeeding practices reported by the New York Pediatric Nutrition
Surveillance System during 2002–2015 were examined.
Invasive Cancer Incidence, 2004–2013,
and Deaths, 2006–2015, in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Counties — United
States
This report provides the first comprehensive description of cancer incidence
and mortality in nonmetropolitan and metropolitan counties in the United
States. Overall cancer incidence rates among men and among women were lower
among nonmetropolitan rural counties than in other counties.
STD
AAPPS Supplemental Funding for Enhanced Congenital Syphilis Response
[CDC-RFA-PS14-14020401SUPP17]
Reducing Breast Cancer
Disparities at the State Level: Successes and Lessons Learned from the
ASTHO Breast Cancer Learning Community Webinar: August 8, 2017 at 3:00 pm
ET
2017
CDC National Cancer Conference: August 14-16, 2017
Public
Meeting: Task Force on Research Specific to Pregnant Women and Lactating Women
(PRGLAC): August 21-22, 2017
World
Congress on Embryology and In vitro Fertilization: November 2-3, 2017
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