Teen Pregnancy Increases Obesity Risk
May 15, 2013 | Story
RWJF Scholar finds link to late life weight gain in young moms.
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Women Who Give Birth as Teens at Higher Risk of Obesity
April 23, 2013 | Story
New study by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar links teen pregnancy with obesity later in adulthood.
Implications of Teen Birth for Overweight and Obesity in Adulthood
April 12, 2013 | Journal Article
This study examined whether women giving birth in their teen years are more prone to overweight/obese status later in life.
In the Media: New Television Show Portrays Nurses as Heroes
February 11, 2013 | Story
A new television show portrays nurses as heroes.
United Way of Greater Milwaukee: Preventing Teen Pregnancy
December 26, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A study released this fall in the American Journal of Public Health looks at a critical evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention program led by the United Way of Greater Milwaukee. The United Way catalyzed critical partnerships between schools, comm ...
Why New Moms Are Not Getting Enough Sleep
December 12, 2012 | News Release
Study identifies factors that keep new mothers from getting the sleep they need.
“Call the Midwife:” Horrors and Humanity in 1950s London
December 11, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The strange pull of this series is its humanity, not its horrors.
Health Data on Foreign-Born U.S. Residents Missing the Mark
November 15, 2012 | Story
An interdisciplinary trio of grantees finds research on heart disease, birth outcomes and health-related behavior misleading and inadequate to determine public health policy.
Being Healthy Now Matters Later to Moms and Babies
November 2, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Pamela K. Xaverius reflects on her poster presentation at the American Public Health Association annual meeting.
Pebbles in a Pond
May 3, 2012 | Story
The timely intervention of a specially trained nurse held the potential to change the lives of poor young mothers and their babies for the better ... not just in the near term, but for many years to come.