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POD Center Pilot Project Program - Awards Announced!

The POD Center Pilot Project Program (PPP) was established with support from the Office of Research to advance research that contributes to preventing health disparities early in life. Through this program the POD Center provides financial support for new or ongoing projects that aim to understand the multifactorial perinatal influences on health trajectories and disparities across the lifespan and/or to reduce the perinatal origins of disparities through innovative interventions. 

BIRTHING JUSTICE Documentary Screening & Town Hall

Please join us for this free screening of BIRTHING JUSTICE and learn how practitioners are improving the outcomes for pregnant Black women, one birth at a time. The screening will be followed by a panel of local experts on improving perinatal health outcomes for Black women.

A light dinner and refreshments will be served.

Register here.

New Research Shows Predictors for Diabetes are Different for Black and White Women

Over 34 million adults in the United States, roughly 1 in 10, have diabetes. That rate is even higher within the Black community, particularly in Black women. This is often attributed to an increased prevalence of obesity in Black women — since being obese is the strongest predictor for type 2 diabetes — but new research suggests the link is not so simple and that special consideration for risk factors may need to be adjusted in this population.

New Research from UC Davis Uncovers Challenges and Concerns Faced by Pregnant Californians as the Pandemic Unfolds

In March 2020, when California imposed a shutdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 outbreak, many pregnant people experienced pandemic-related fear and anxiety

They worried about availability of equipment and resources, having access to healthcare teams, in-hospital delivery conditions and contracting the virus itself. They were also rethinking whether they should consider giving birth outside the hospital setting.  

UC Davis Invests $4 Million to Launch New Research Centers

The University of California, Davis, is investing $4 million over three years to launch four new research centers that align campus strengths with unique opportunities for global impact. The UC Davis Office of Research initiative is designed to promote new, sustainable, inter- and multidisciplinary research activity that responds to society’s greatest challenges and needs.