Dear John,

ICYMI, Tova Walsh of the University of Wisconsin-Madison appeared on A Health Podyssey to discuss her recent paper that explores perinatal mental health and the inclusion of fathers at the local, state, and national levels.

COVID-19 Impacts on Mexican-Descent Perinatal Women

In the April Perinatal Mental Health & Well-Being issue, Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and coauthors explore COVID-19-related stressors and recommendations to address the well-being of Mexican-descent perinatal women and mothers of young children.

After conducting a series of thirty-eight qualitative interviews, they found that half of the women “mentioned difficulties accessing food due to income loss, loss of food subsidies…price gouging, consumer stockpiling, and food shortages,” and many described limited or delayed health care.

To learn more about this paper, check out author Lara-Cinisomo's presentation at our theme issue briefing from last week.

More on Women's Health

• Patients Lift Their Voices To Advance Maternal Health by Michele Cohen Marill
• Five Questions Raised By The New 2022 Birth Data by Eugene Declercq and Neel Shah
• A Health Podyssey: Rebecca Gourevitch on Home Visits' Impact on Prenatal Care

Bridging Health Disparities With Culturally Competent Technology

James Colbert and Chethan Sathya

Join us April 24 for our next virtual Journal Club featuring a deep dive into a paper from our new issue focused on Perinatal Mental Health.

Author Stephanie Hall will discuss antidepressant prescriptions for perinatal anxiety disorders with Laura Tollen.

Health Affairs This Week returns next week with an all-new episode featuring Brent Fulton of the University of California Berkeley.

In the meantime, catch up on classic episodes of the show that explore the topic of maternal health:

• FDA Comes Under Scrutiny (August 2023)
• Abortion Pill Mifepristone Has Its Day(s) In Court (April 2023)
• Federal & State Health Policy Actions After Roe v. Wade Overturn (July 2022)