obstetrics and gynecology
June 1, 2014
Mobile medicine
A collaboration between UW Computer Science and Engineering and PATH, a Seattle-area non-governmental organization, has led to a simple, ingenious solution to a dilemma facing women in Sub-Saharan Africa who wish to store breast milk. While medical care and safe water are not always available, most Africans today have smartphones.
June 1, 2010
Birth of a field
Mary Hebert is head of the UW Obstetric-Fetal Pharmacology Research Unit, which recently received a $5 million grant to continue its work on the clinical pharmacology of medications during pregnancy.
September 1, 2000
Special delivery
In the debate over Caesarean sections, researchers are finally considering women's health. What they've found so far could be troubling.