Beata Mostafavi

Public Relations Manager

Mostafavi leads media relations and content creation for University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital. Prior to joining Michigan Medicine in 2012, Mostafavi spent 10 years as a journalist. Contact: [email protected]

image of a phone with pregnancy growth milestones on it surrounded by green covid-19 cells
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12 Things to know about COVID-19 and pregnancy

Being pregnant in the time of coronavirus presents a new set of challenges for expectant parents. One doctor answers questions about pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Avoiding Crowds is Nothing New for 10-Year-Old with Bone Marrow Disease

A rare childhood bone marrow disease made social distancing a requirement for one patient to mitigate the risk of infection long before COVID-19 required it of everyone.
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Personalized Device Could Support Multiple COVID-19 Patients From Single Ventilator

3D printing fuels U-M efforts to rapidly increase ventilator capacity while providing each patient on vent support with individually tailored gas pressures and pressure monitoring.
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6 Ways to Support Children with Autism During the Pandemic

A child psychiatrist provides support resources for children with autism, and their caregivers, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Michigan Medicine launches weekly video series to support parents, families during COVID-19 pandemic

Schools are closed, parents are working from home and families are adjusting to dramatic shifts in routines with questions about how to manage it all.
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8 Ways to Help Teens Cope with Social Distancing Blues

Isolation is hard for all of us, but may be disproportionately difficult for teenagers who are missing major social milestones due to current necessary social distancing measures.
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Michigan Medicine Chief Medical Officer: “Employee safety remains our top priority."

Michigan Medicine Chief Medical Officer Jeff Desmond, M.D., shares three things to know about how Michigan Medicine is protecting employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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7 Ways to Talk to Your Child About Good and Bad Touch

A national poll, conducted by pediatricians at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, covers sexual abuse and ways you as a parent can discuss the topic with your own children.
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Michigan Medicine physician on the pandemic: “This is a marathon, not a sprint.”

David Miller, M.D. is part of the team of Michigan Medicine doctors who have been working daily to plan for the hospital’s response to COVID-19.
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Michigan Medicine to offer limited curbside COVID-19 screening to its patients

Michigan Medicine will be offering COVID-19 curbside screening for doctor-referred patients at three of its facilities.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Insurance Access Impact Maternal-Infant Health

Disruptions in insurance coverage disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minority women before, during and after pregnancy.
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Women Underrepresented on Cardiology Editorial Boards

Major U.S. and European cardiology journals lack female leadership, study shows.
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Drug Development for Rare Diseases Affecting Children is Increasing

A new Michigan Medicine study finds an increase in treatments for rare diseases affecting kids.
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Parents From Lower-Income Families Less Likely to Say Child’s Water Supply is Safe at Both Home and School

Access to safe drinking water for children is a critical public health concern. A new study shows that only 62% of parents from lower-income families trust the safety of their drinking water versus 80% of parents from high-income households.
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Family Travels from L.A. to Ann Arbor for Baby’s Life Saving Heart Surgery

When Rosie’s parents Allison and Leanne Mertzman learned that she would need open heart surgery at just 13 days old, they moved across the country to give Rosie the best care possible.
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