Project Type: Research

ECHO—short for Empowering Communities for Healthy Outcomes—is a collaborative initiative led by Emory University and Morehouse School of Medicine. It focuses on addressing overdose, now a leading cause of death during pregnancy and the postpartum…

The Center to Advance Reproductive Justice and Behavioral Health among Black Pregnant/Postpartum Women (CORAL) at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, is committed to developing and sustaining a robust, community-driven, transdisciplinary research infrastructure…

PM³, in collaboration with Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgia Tech, Emory University, and Georgia State University, is an innovative mHealth research study designed by Black women, for Black women. This project aims to reduce maternal mortality…

Project SOAR addresses the maternal health crisis affecting Black communities in rural areas of Georgia. The initiative was created to empower rural families with resources and support to improve maternal health experiences and outcomes.  …

Today, infertility affects 10% of Black women trying to conceive. When many of them are experiencing challenges getting pregnant, they are given inaccurate information about their fertility situation and don’t know there are accessible options…

  The objective of this project is to test implementation of Pre-pregnancy Counseling with father involvement in community-based settings to improve cardiovascular health outcomes before and during pregnancy in Georgia and South Carolina. We will…

The Maternal Near Miss Study is a powerful storytelling project that centers the voices of birthing people of color who have survived maternal near miss events: life-threatening complications related to pregnancy, childbirth, or postpartum. Through…