During Black Maternal Health Week in April, UW Ob-Gyn Assistant Professor Tiffany Green, PhD discussed maternal health disparities in Wisconsin, and how to change them, with PBS Wisconsin. In … more

A new study co-authored by UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity Director Jenny Higgins, PhD and published in JAMA Internal Medicine examines the association of sexual satisfaction and self- … more

In this must-read commentary in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tiffany Green, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health and Heidi Brown, MD, of the Division of Female Pelvic … more

UW Ob-Gyn Department Chair Laurel Rice, MD, and UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity Director Jenny Higgins, PhD, co-authored an article for Health Affairs outlining the reasons it’s critical … more

On April 14, 2021, during Black Maternal Health Week, Tiffany Green, PhD joined The Morning Show on Wisconsin Public Radio to discuss Black maternal health outcomes. Green is an assistant professor … more

Tiffany Green, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, continues to add important context to conversations around inequities exposed by COVID-19.

According to the  … more

One year after Wisconsin’s first pandemic-related emergency order, Tiffany Green, PhD joined Capital City Sunday on WKOW in Madison to talk about lasting lessons from this pandemic that could carry … more

Tiffany Green, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, will offer comment on the UW-Madison Center for Demography and Ecology’s Demography Seminar on Tuesday, March 9 … more

A new article in the journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth examines prenatal care experiences for women with obesity. Medical student Danielle Hurst is lead author on the article, with co-authors  … more

​Tiffany Green, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, joined Veronica Rueckert of UW-Madison Communications on a recent Badger Talks to discuss inequities in COVID-19 … more

Jenny Higgins, PhD, MPH, director of the UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity and member of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, published a new study in the Journal of … more

Tiffany Green, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, appeared on the Wisconsin Public Radio program Central Time to discuss the federal Black Maternal Health … more

Tiffany Green, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, joined WORT Community Radio in Madison to offer insight on the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, … more

The Health Disparities Research Scholars program, a postdoctoral training program in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, currently has an opening for a postdoctoral trainee. … more

On Thursday, January 7, a multidisciplinary group presented Badger Bytes Grand Rounds lectures as part of the presentation “The Multiple Dimensions of Opioid Use for Women’s Health.” The session … more

Congratulations to Tiffany Green, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health! Green was included in a list of “1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America”, published by … more

Findings from a UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity study on how doctors view access to abortion has been published in the December issue of the American Journal of Public Health.

In the … more

​Tiffany Green, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, delivered the McMaster University Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis Labelle Lecture on November 11 … more

UW Ob-Gyn Health Disparities Research Scholar Leigh Senderowicz, ScD, MPH, earned a grant from the UW-Madison Prevention Research Center for the project “Understanding Structural Barriers To … more

On the final episode of Wide Awake in Wisconsin, a podcast from the Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health, UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity Director Jenny Higgins, PhD, MPH appeared to … more

UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health and UW-Madison Prevention Research Center Director Deborah Ehrenthal, MD, MPH, published a new study in the journal Pediatrics.

“Infant … more

Economic policy has a significant effect on our individual health. And policies are not always equitable.

Tiffany Green, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, … more

Health care and reproductive health are important issues for many voters heading into the 2020 presidential election. In Medical News Today, Tiffany Green, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of … more

Tiffany Green, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health and UW-Madison Department of Population Health Sciences, was recently announced as co-chair of the Black Maternal … more

UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity Director Jenny Higgins, PhD published the article “Beyond Safety and Efficacy: Sexuality-Related Priorities and Their Associations with Contraceptive Method … more

Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, and Nicholas Schmuhl, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, … more

Tiffany Green, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, co-authored an editorial in Scientific American on the difference between intent and impact of implicit bias … more

On August 20, 2020, three panelists presented brief lectures for the Badger Bytes Grand Rounds session themed around contraception.

Cynthie Wautlet, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Academic … more

Congratulations to graduated UW Ob-Gyn resident Kali Rivas, MD – a poster of her resident research project “Are Wisconsin residents trained in immediate postpartum long-acting reversible … more

On August 13, 2020, Nicholas Schmuhl, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Attitude Adjustments: Improving Health by “Treating” … more

Tiffany Green, PhD, assistant professor in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health and the UW-Madison Department of Population Health Sciences, spoke with Medical News Today … more

Tiffany Green, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, will present as part of the Critical Issues in Women's Health Webinar Series offered by the American Public … more

While the 2020 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists annual meeting, scheduled for late April this year, was canceled, many people in our department had research accepted to present. … more

UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity Director Jenny Higgins, PhD, MPH received the Society for Family Planning Mentor Award! Higgins, along with other SFP award winners, will be honored at the 2 … more

This week, the US Supreme Court issued an opinion in June Medical Services v. Russo, ruling that Louisiana’s admitting privileges law is unconstitutional and blocking it from taking effect. This … more

Health Disparities Research Scholar Leigh Senderowicz, PhD, and UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity Director Jenny Higgins, PhD, MPH co-authored a Viewpoints article in the journal … more

Our congratulations to Nicholas Schmuhl, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health! Schmuhl has a poster accepted for the upcoming Society for Family Planning virtual … more

In an interview with WUWM-Milwaukee Public Media, UW Ob-Gyn associate professor Jenny Higgins, PhD discussed restrictions to abortion care in Wisconsin that may be exacerbated by COVID-19. Higgins … more

Tiffany Green, PhD, assistant professor in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health and the UW-Madison Department of Population Health Sciences, spoke with WKOW-27 in Madison  … more

We are pleased to announce that members of the UWPRC have received funding through a 2020 COVID-19 Response Grant, co-sponsored by ICTR and WPP, to support a new project, “Building a Public … more

In an interview with CNBC, Tiffany Green, PhD, assistant professor in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health and the UW-Madison Department of Population Health Sciences, … more

Nicholas Schmuhl, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, is lead author on a new publication in the journal Vaccine! 

“No association between HPV vaccination and … more

Tiffany Green, PhD, assistant professor in the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health and the UW-Madison Department of Population Health Sciences, discussed racial/ethnic … more

UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health Director Deborah Ehrenthal, MD co-authored the paper “Beyond Birth Control: Noncontraceptive Benefits of Hormonal Methods and Their Key Role … more

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Collaborative for Reproductive Equity, or UW CORE, is seeking two critical team members who will help build CORE and share their expertise in support of its … more

Our congratulations to Health Disparities Research Scholar Vivian Tamkin, PhD! Tamkin was selected for the third cohort of Morgridge Fellows.

The purpose of the Morgridge Fellows program is to … more

Congratulations to UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health Director and UW-Madison Prevention Research Center Director Deborah Ehrenthal, MD! She received five years of funding … more

Research conducted by Jenny Higgins, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health on contraceptive use in queer and sexual minority women was featured on the website Public … more

Health Disparities Research Scholar Leigh Senderowicz, PhD, published the paper “Contraceptive Autonomy: Conceptions and Measurement of a Novel Family Planning Indicator” in the journal Studies in … more

A new project funded by the UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative will increase the quality and amount of housing-related data available to the Wisconsin Administrative Data Core, a unique data … more

The UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity (UW CORE) released a research brief about the importance of family planning services, and best practices to ensure continuing access during the pandemic. … more

We are delighted to announce the launch of the UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity (CORE). CORE is a campus-wide initiative focused on reproductive health research and translation to address … more

UW Ob-Gyn Department Chair Laurel Rice, MD and UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity Director Jenny Higgins, PhD, MPH co-authored a letter to the editor on Madison.com making the case for … more

On March 12, 2020, UW Anthropology and Ob-Gyn Professor Claire Wendland, MD, PhD, presented the Grand Rounds lecture “Briefcase Concepts: How Well do Clinical Practice Guidelines Travel?”

In her … more

Congratulations to UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health Director Deborah Ehrenthal, MD! The SMPH Tenure Track Promotions Committee voted to promote Ehrenthal to the rank of … more

Congratulations to Sherry Zhang, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in the Health Disparities Research Scholars Program!  Zhang was recently awarded a research grant from the National Center for … more

Ellen Hartenbach, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Gynecologic Oncology, will publish an article in the March edition of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 

“Peripartum Blood Transfusion Among Rural … more

Campus and community partners gathered on December 12 to celebrate the newly-launched UW-Madison Prevention Research Center! Speakers including UW SMPH Dean Robert Golden, MD, UW Ob-Gyn Department … more

Jenny Higgins, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, delivered a plenary lecture at the Society for Scientific Study of Sexuality annual meeting in Denver on … more

UW Ob-Gyn faculty co-authored two articles in the latest issue of the Wisconsin Medical Journal.

Katie Antony, MD, and Kathy Stewart, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, co- … more

An article recently published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research examined whether sleep patterns are associated with bone mineral density includes Gloria Sarto, MD, PhD of the UW Ob-Gyn … more

Claire Wendland, MD, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health and the UW-Madison Department of Anthropology, presented a special lecture at the University of Notre Dame … more

A new publication by Division of Reproductive and Population Health Director Deborah Ehrenthal, MD, MPH examined Prenatal Care Coordination’s (PNCC) effect on birth outcomes for Medicaid-covered … more

Leigh Senderowicz, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Health Disparities Research Scholars program will present at the 8th Annual African Population Conference in Kampala, Uganda in November.

Senderowicz will … more

Nicholas Schmuhl, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, presented at the International Continence Society 2019 conference in September. Video from his short oral … more

Members of UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health Director Deborah Ehrenthal, MD’s research team published a new article in the journal Social Work in Public Health!

“A Case … more

On October 3, 2019, the UW Department of Ob-Gyn hosted the Women’s Health & Health Equity Research Lecture and Symposium at the Health Sciences Learning Center – with 32 posters and a standing-room- … more

Jenny Higgins, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, published the article “Sexual Minority Women and Contraceptive Use: Complex Pathways Between Sexual Orientation … more

Claire Wendland, MD, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health and UW-Madison Department of Anthropology, will have a publication in the October 2019 volume of the Annual … more

Our congratulations to new Health Disparities Research Scholar Leigh Senderowicz, PhD, who recently published a study in the journal Social Science & Medicine!

Senderowicz’s paper, “I Was … more

UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health Director Deborah Ehrenthal, MD published a study in the journal Public Health Reports!

“Classification of Medicaid Coverage on Birth … more

UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health Director Deborah Ehrenthal, MD published an article in the journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth!

“Poverty, urban-rural classification … more

UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health Director Deborah Ehrenthal, MD, published an article in the journal SSM – Population Health with a student she worked with in the UW … more

UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health Director Deborah Ehrenthal, MD, published an article in the journal Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology!

“Gestational age, … more

While we anxiously await the arrival of Tiffany Green, PhD, this fall, we can share some very exciting news! Green, who will join the Division of Reproductive and Population Health, is one of 16 … more

We are excited to welcome three new postdoctoral fellows to the Health Disparities Research Scholars program!

Kierra Sattler, PhD received her PhD in Human Development and Family Sciences from … more

Congratulations to Emily Hendrick, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Health Disparities Research Scholars program! Upon completion of her postdoctoral training program in August, Hendrick is heading to the … more

On Wednesday, August 7, UW Ob-Gyn researcher Nicholas Schmuhl, PhD, of the Division of Reproductive and Population Health, sat on a panel at the eLUCID8 conference. Schmuhl’s panel, “Understanding … more

As part of a Wisconsin Partnership Program grant, the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health conducted surveys and assessments of contraceptive access in Wisconsin – reports from … more

UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health Director Deborah Ehrenthal, MD, is a co-principal investigator on a new UW2020 grant meant to “provide some of the first estimates of large- … more

We’re quite proud of the representatives from the UW Department of Ob-Gyn who brought their excellent research and expertise to the 2019 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual … more

Our sincere congratulations to Health Disparities Research Scholars Chenoa Allen, PhD, and Madelyne Greene, PhD! They will both depart the UW Ob-Gyn HDRS program later this year for faculty … more

Heidi Brown, MD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Advanced Pelvic Surgery, Nicholas Schmuhl, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, and Wen Guan, medical student mentee … more

This fall, the first US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Prevention Research Center will begin work in Wisconsin, under the leadership of UW Ob-Gyn Division for Reproductive and … more

We are thrilled to announce the first recruit to the UW-Madison Reproductive Equity Cluster! 

Tiffany Green, PhD, will join us in Wisconsin this November as an assistant professor with joint … more

Madelyne Green, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Health Disparities Research Scholars program, will publish an article in the May 2019 volume of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

“Sexual Minority Women’s … more

Congratulations to Yousra Mohamoud, graduate student in the UW SMPH Department of Population Health Sciences studying with UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health Director Deborah … more

On Friday, March 1, more than 150 healthcare providers, public health professionals, students and advocates came together at the Monona Terrace in Madison for the first-ever Wisconsin Contraceptive … more

Congratulations to UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health Director Deborah Ehrenthal, MD! Ehrenthal authored an article published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal.

“ … more

In a new article, Jenny Higgins, PhD, of the UW Ob-Gyn Division of Reproductive and Population Health, examines sexual and reproductive healthcare and counseling offered to sexual minority women. … more

What do we consider when helping patients find the right birth control – safety, efficacy, ease of use…what about effects on sex life? On the latest episode of the Women’s Healthcast, Jenny Higgins, … more