Individuals who chose adoption after adolescent pregnancy described positive and negative encounters with health care and adoption professionals that could serve as targets to improve the overall care experience for this population.
There is a major knowledge gap regarding the health impacts of parenthood in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). Using UK CF registry data to evaluate parenthood's impact on health outcomes, Dr. Traci Kazmerski and her team found that parenthood adversely impacts short-term health outcomes for people with CF. To better understand the impact of the widespread use CFTR modulators, longer-term, prospective parenthood studies are needed.
Dr. Traci Kazmerski and her team looked at the family-building and parenting considerations for people with cystic fibrosis (CF), including:
Dr. Traci Kazmerski found in her recent study that more people with cystic fibrosis (CF) pursue pregnancy in the era of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators and that CF providers should be initiating discussions surrounding pregnancy early and often.
Read more: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1569199322006014?via%3Dihub
Drs. Laura Kirkpatrick, Sonya Borrero, Elizabeth Miller, Mehret Birru Talabi, and Traci Kazmerski interviewed women with epilepsy (WWE) about their perspectives, preferences, and experiences regarding sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care.
Read more: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35247834/
Men with cystic fibrosis (CF) acknowledge the need for comprehensive CF care that includes sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Men with CF value early, stepwise, provider-initiated SRH conversations, especially around infertility concerns, counseling and care, increased life expectancy, and the need for peer support.
Read more: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1569199322000340
Utilizing meaningful stakeholder contributions, Dr. Traci Kazmerski and her team developed MyVoice:CF, a novel web-based decision aid to help women with CF engage in shared decision-making regarding their reproductive goals.
Read more: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23743735221077527
Physician parents in medical/procedural training programs are experiencing increased stress. This paper recommends implementing time and space for breastfeeding, paid leave, and on-site childcare as necessary tools to support the health and wellbeing of residents, fellows, and their families.
Read more about this study here: https://shmpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jhm.12914#.YtgJCG4OEjo.twitter
After interviewing 20 providers about their attitudes and perspectives related to male health and cystic fibrosis (CF), Dr. Traci Kazmerski and her team found that a lack of standardization and research creates barriers to optimal sexual and reproductive health care.
Read more about this study here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34998704/
Our FemTech Collaborative proposed a set of guiding principles for building technology that proactively identifies and addresses critical gaps in health care for people socially and economically marginalized people who are capable of pregnancy.
You can read this publication here: https://www.jmir.org/2022/4/e36338
