Maternal Healthcare Research at IHPI
Insurance care and
coverage
Lindsay Admon, M.D., M.Sc., is an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan Medical School. She studies racial and ethnic disparities in maternity care and adverse maternal health outcomes. In this video, she explains why pregnancy, postpartum, and insurance coverage are key in reducing preventable maternal morbidity and mortality.
Perinatal mood and
anxiety disorders
Kara Zivin, Ph.D., M.S., M.A., M.F.A., is a professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical School. Her research portfolio includes studying the financial and societal costs of untreated perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. In this video, she explores the prevalence of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and why screening and treatment plans for these conditions are essential in overall maternal care.
Redesigning
maternal care
Alex Peahl, M.D., M.Sc., is an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan Medical School. Her research focuses on how to improve the delivery of reproductive health care, and she is a nationally recognized expert on prenatal care redesign. In this video, she explains how a new model of prenatal care, called MiPATH, was designed to incorporate maternal medical care, education, and support that is better tailored to patients’ needs. This model is the first update of prenatal guidelines in almost 100 years.
Out-of-pocket
costs
Michelle Moniz, M.D., M.Sc., is an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan Medical School. Her research focuses on understanding out-of-pocket costs for pregnancy-related healthcare and childbirth hospitalization for mothers and infants. In this video, she explains how and why changes in maternal care out-of-pocket costs are shifting from insurance plans to families.