June 25, 2020
…hopes and dreams for childbirth.” When Graham learned she was not dilated a few days before her due date, she was discouraged. Her husband sent a text to Mortensen. “She gave him a lot of guidance on how to best support me.” Nine days after that text, Graham did go…
January 8, 2019
In a new study using a mouse model, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine suggest that long-term postpartum weight gain may be due not so much to retained fat as to reprogramming of maternal energy metabolism.
January 29, 2020
UC San Diego Health launches pilot project using drones to move medical samples, supplies and documents between Jacobs Medical Center, Moores Cancer Center and the Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine, speeding delivery of services and patient care currently managed through ground transport.
July 12, 2021
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, preeclampsia, or pregnancy-related hypertension, occurs in roughly one in 25 pregnancies in the United States. The causes are unknown and childbirth is the only remedy, which can sometimes lead to adverse perinatal outcomes
August 1, 2022
UC San Diego researchers report that individuals with two copies of a gene mutation show evidence of substantial iron buildup in regions of the brain, raising risk for movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease.
April 24, 2018
From holding your baby for the first time to bonding through breastfeeding, UC San Diego Health is committed to providing the highest quality of care and support for the best start to parenthood and life. Recently, Jacobs Medical Center in La Jolla was recognized with the prestigious Baby-Friendly Designation for…
October 10, 2023
To help make health education accessible to individuals from all backgrounds, Vice Chancellor of Health Sciences John M. Carethers, MD, recently announced the Health Sciences Scholarship Challenge.
October 6, 2022
Growing up, Rady School of Management alumna Katie Baca-Motes (MBA, ‘09) saw firsthand the devastating impact of limited health care access on her Hispanic father’s side of the family.
July 1, 2021
After a nationwide search, Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Health.
April 16, 2015
…with infections, intercourse and childbirth. Imam Demba Diawara, Molly Melching, founder of the NGO Tostan, and UC San Diego’s Gerry Mackie are the “improbable collection of characters” who shaped Tostan’s successful methods. But, Mackie emphasizes, the communities that have been practicing FGC for centuries are not intending harm. Parents who…
