Women’s health – Page 2 – NCAL Research Spotlight

5 Questions for . . . Tina Raine-Bennett

Division of Research Investigator Tina Raine-Bennett, MD, MPH, has been tackling reproductive health issues her entire career. She conducts research on contraception and reproductive health and has worked directly with teenage girls in clinical practice.

Gestational diabetes can be tip-off to future increased risk for heart disease

February 1, 2021
Diabetes, GDM, Gestational Diabetes, Maternal/infant health, Uncategorized, Women’s health
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Kaiser Permanente research shows 2-fold higher risk for heart artery calcification after pregnancy through mid-life, even in women with normal blood sugar levels.

5 Questions for . . . Lyndsay Avalos

November 16, 2020
5 Questions, Maternal/infant health, Perinatal health, Women’s health
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To help pregnant women make informed decisions, Division of Research (DOR) investigator Lyndsay Avalos, PhD, MPH is leading a study to shed light on the nuances of depression treatment during pregnancy. Avalos recently received a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the topic.

Home recovery after surgery is now a mainstay for mastectomy patients

In this new episode of KP Research Radio, we talk with Brooke Vuong, MD, a breast cancer surgeon at the Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center, about her research on the Surgical Home Recovery Program and the impact the program has had on her patients.

Study identifies geographic clusters of pregnant women who missed flu shots

September 8, 2020
Infectious disease, Maternal/infant health, Perinatal health, Press Release, Vaccine research, Vaccines, Women’s health
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A Kaiser Permanente analysis of women who did not get flu shots during their pregnancies found the women clustered in geographic “hot spots.” These women tended to have fewer prenatal medical visits and live in low-income neighborhoods.

Breast tissue inflammation and breast cancer: What’s the connection?

Kaiser Permanente researcher receives $4.5 million from the National Cancer Institute to study link between inflammation in the breast’s fatty tissue and breast cancer outcomes.

Telephone coaching helped pregnant women with overweight or obesity manage gestational weight gain

May 20, 2020
Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Maternal/infant health, Perinatal health, Press Release, Women’s health
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Pregnant women with overweight or obesity better controlled their weight gain and improved health behaviors when they received a series of telephone sessions with a registered dietician, a new study from Kaiser Permanente finds.

Blood test to identify risk for diabetes after pregnancy in women with gestational diabetes now one step closer

May 20, 2020
Behavioral health, Breastfeeding, Diabetes, GDM, Gestational Diabetes, Maternal/infant health, Uncategorized, Women’s health
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New findings from Kaiser Permanente Division of Research SWIFT Study in PLOS Medicine advance a potential blood test to predict which women with gestational diabetes will go on to develop type 2 diabetes.

Depression, anxiety, trauma associated with elevated odds of cannabis use during pregnancy

February 19, 2020
Maternal/infant health, Press Release, Women’s health
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In a new study, researchers from Kaiser Permanente have shown that depression, anxiety, and trauma during pregnancy are associated with prenatal marijuana use.

Depressed pregnant women more likely to eat poorer diets, Kaiser Permanente analysis finds

February 12, 2020
Behavioral health, Gestational Diabetes, Maternal/infant health, Mental health, Nutrition, Obesity, Perinatal health, Press Release, Uncategorized, Women’s health
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Pregnant women with depression were more likely to eat poor diets with a higher intake of empty calories and lower intake of greens, beans, and fruit, according to an analysis of 1,160 adult pregnant women who were treated at Kaiser Permanente Northern California.