More articles about: Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital

Illustration of Plan B contraceptive in the palm of a hand
Health Lab

Emergency contraception related ER visits dropped significantly over 14 year period

After federal approval for over the counter emergency contraception in 2006, emergency departments across the U.S. saw dramatic decreases in related visits.
woman next to pregnant womens bed
Health Lab

What is placenta accreta? An expert explains

Jourdan Triebwasser, M.D., medical director of the University of Michigan Health Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital Birth Center and a maternal-fetal medicine specialist with a particular interest in this condition, shares more about detecting and treating the condition, and the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in maternal-fetal outcomes.
Health Lab Podcast in brackets with a background with a dark blue translucent layers over cells
Health Lab Podcast

Saying Goodbye to UTIs

Urinary tract infections are a pain. A doctor explains how to banish them for good. Visit Health Lab to read the full story.
pink blue orange coloring woman looking at toilet, a calendar, a woman drinking purple drink, pink pills
Health Lab

Do your UTIs keep returning?

A Michigan Medicine urogynecologist discusses what urinary tract infections are, how they are treated and what new research is on the horizon.
Dr. Martin Tuck (third from left) with son-in-law Ben, son Jeremy, and daughter Alison.
Philanthropy News

Donor Gift Makes Michigan Medicine First in Country with Interactive Recharge Room

In spring 2021, Michigan Medicine became the first health care system in the Midwest to bring Recharge Rooms to its employees.
Elizabeth Bates
Philanthropy News

125 Years of Impact

In 1898 an extraordinary woman made a gift to the University of Michigan that was the first of its kind in the nation and continues to promote her ideals today.
women sitting together looking at data
Health Lab

Long in decline, maternal mortality rate trends have stalled in recent years

After decades of falling global maternal mortality rates, has the momentum evaporated? A new WHO report suggests just that, and Michigan Medicine researchers are urging their peers not to take their collective eye off the ball.
stethoscope
Health Lab

Low food security associated with metabolic syndrome among reproductive aged Hispanic population

: Low food security associated with metabolic syndrome among reproductive aged Hispanic population a study suggests.
Health Lab

Coworker turned friend turned surrogate

A Michigan Medicine nursing coworker becomes her new friend, and colleagues, surrogate.
mother newborn in hospital side by side photos
Health Lab

“The strength and grace” of one mom with severe heart disease

One mother balances between her severe aortic stenosis, her son in the NICU and her six kids
Health Lab Podcast in brackets with a background with a dark blue translucent layers over cells
Health Lab Podcast

Severe Maternal Morbidity Varies by State, Race & Ethnicity

Threefold difference between lowest rate of severe childbirth complications in Utah compared to highest in D.C.
person pregnant with clock spinning over them in yellow purple background person in red pants pink shortsleeve shirt
Health Lab

Labor induction doesn’t always reduce caesarean birth risk or improve outcomes for term pregnancies

A new study suggests that inducing labor at 39 weeks for low-risk pregnancies may not reduce the risk of C-sections or improve outcomes.
map of the united states rate of life threatening childbirth complications by state
Health Lab

Life-threatening birth experiences among Medicaid enrollees vary widely by state and race-ethnicity

Research finds life-threatening birth experiences among Medicaid enrollees vary widely by state and race-ethnicity.
holding baby in hands pink shirt
Health Lab

Study shows racial inequities in newborn drug testing

In a new study, newborn drug testing inequities remained similar after recreational legalization of cannabis, overall test positivity rates for THC increased
Woman holding baby on farm woman holding baby in city
Health Lab

Pregnant people in rural communities less likely to have adequate health insurance

Rural residents have lower rates of continuous health insurance before, during and after pregnancy compared to those in urban cities