Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Archive Pregnancy and Maternity, Mental Health
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2026
May
26,
2026
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07:00 AM
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Pregnancy is a window into a woman’s cardiovascular future, a new report shows.Smidt Heart Institute cardiologist Janet Wei, MD, is one of the authors of a maternal health report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, a …
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May
20,
2026
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America/Los_Angeles
When Sarkis and Seakly Manukyan decided to start a family, they did what many couples do: They talked excitedly about the future, prepared financially and emotionally, and imagined what their life with a child might look like.“We were really looking …
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April
27,
2026
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators have developed and successfully tested a new treatment for pregnant women with severe early preeclampsia, a leading cause of premature birth as well as maternal and fetal death.The early-stage …
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April
15,
2026
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Irine Lagat-Fischer always knew she wanted a family. Originally from Kenya, she was one of 10 children and recalls her large, close-knit circle of relatives was the center of her world.But when the former collegiate long-distance runner struggled to …
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February
02,
2026
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai maternal-fetal medicine specialists have developed a postpartum blood pressure monitoring program that is receiving high marks from patients and addressing health risks faced by women during and after childbirth.Hypertensive disorders …
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2025
December
08,
2025
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
A Cedars-Sinai expert says there are reasons many feel alone and sad at the holidays—even as others are lighting up their homes, singing seasonal songs and hosting family feasts.More than a quarter of U.S. adults say they are estranged from at least …
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August
06,
2025
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is the first hospital in California to earn Level IV Maternal Care verification for delivering the highest level of obstetric care from The Joint Commission, a nonprofit organization that accredits nearly 2,100 healthcare …
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June
05,
2025
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09:27 AM
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It was a sunny day in L.A.— typical, aside from unusually strong winds—and Eugene Kim, MD, surgeon-in-chief at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s, was seeing patients when he got a text message from his daughter’s school.The tone was urgent: “Please …
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April
14,
2025
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
With the arrival of Black Maternal Health Week, Cedars-Sinai is deepening its support for the equitable treatment of Black birthing people with a recent round of grants.Since 2020, the medical center has allocated $6.8 million to 20 nonprofits …
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2024
December
03,
2024
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08:15 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai investigators have created machine learning (ML) models, a type of artificial intelligence, that can use patients’ electronic health records to predict—independent of racial minority biases—the risk of postpartum depression.The ML …
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October
23,
2024
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America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai and UCLA investigators studied first trimester placental tissue and found that for some genes, the process that turns their information into a biological function may depend on the sex of the fetus.The findings, published in Biology of …
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September
26,
2024
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai investigators analyzed data from a clinical trial comparing two infertility treatments in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)—a hormonal disorder that can lead to infertility, miscarriage and premature birth. Their findings, …
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May
08,
2024
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai investigators are using artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce serious health risks associated with pregnancy and childbirth and improve screening for some gynecological cancers.In a special conversation to mark Women’s Health Month, …
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April
09,
2024
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06:45 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Black women in the U.S. are three times more likely than white women to die, or become seriously ill, from pregnancy-related complications, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those disparities remain regardless of income or …
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February
02,
2024
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07:15 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai clinicians and artificial intelligence experts have developed a new application that takes advantage of the unique capabilities of Apple Vision Pro to support patients’ mental health needs.The application—called Xaia, for …
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January
26,
2024
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13:13 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai physician-scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind program that uses immersive virtual reality and generative artificial intelligence to provide mental health support.Known as the eXtended-Reality Artificially Intelligent Ally, or …
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January
18,
2024
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10:09 AM
America/Los_Angeles
New research by investigators from the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Cedars-Sinai shows that behavioral activation therapy is as effective as antidepressant medications in treating symptoms of depression in patients with …
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2023
September
08,
2023
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Suicide rates have increased by nearly 40% over the past 20 years but, according to Carletta Vicain, associate director of Employee Assistance at Cedars-Sinai, suicides are preventable.Ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10, Vicain spoke …
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July
19,
2023
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
People belonging to racial and ethnic minority groups are less likely than white people to receive mental healthcare.Anna Solt, MD, a Cedars-Sinai psychiatrist, said that reduced access to mental healthcare, cultural stigmas and even stereotypical …
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July
10,
2023
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10:41 AM
America/Los_Angeles
NBC 4, Fox 11 and KTLA 5 recently interviewed mother Sara Kahan Gutovich and father Jay Gutovich after the happy couple welcomed four babies born on the Fourth of July.The quadruplets “were the fireworks,” said Sara Gutovich. The couple already have …
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June
29,
2023
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09:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Experts from Cedars-Sinai, BlackDoctors.org, the California Black Women’s Health Project and the Morehouse School of Medicine participated in a recent discussion that addressed the high rate of pregnancy-related deaths among Black mothers.The …
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May
15,
2023
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Most new mothers experience one or more changes in their mood before childbirth and for two weeks after the baby arrives.Having a child is a major life event accompanied by physiological changes and the stress of caring for a completely dependent …
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