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Women's Health
Topics
- Vulvodynia
- Ovarian Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Breastfeeding, Lactation & Breast Milk
- Cervical Cancer
- Endometriosis
- Fibroid Tumors (Uterine)
- Maternal Health
- Maternal Morbidity & Mortality
- Menopause
- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Polycystic Ovary Disease (PCOS)
- Pregnancy
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Violence Against Women
Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) Initiative
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched the IMPROVE initiative in 2019 in response to high rates of pregnancy-related complications and deaths, also called maternal morbidity and mortality, in the United States.
The IMPROVE initiative supports research to reduce preventable causes of maternal deaths and improve health for women before, during, and after pregnancy. It includes a special emphasis on populations that are disproportionately affected.
Consortia For Infertility and Reproductive Medicine (ConFIRM) Clinical Trial Program
Replaces the Reproductive Medicine Network (RMN)
Human Placenta Project: How Does the Placenta Form?
The illustrations below show how the human placenta develops. The timeline of placental development shows how the placenta changes over the course of pregnancy. A crucial stage of placental development is when blood vessels in the lining of the uterus are remodeled, increasing the supply of blood to the placenta. This process, called spiral artery remodeling, is also illustrated in close-up.
Advancing Health Research through Multimodal AI
Background
Multimodal AI has the potential to capture the complexity of biomedical and behavioral systems and improve clinical decision‑making, but realizing this promise requires new innovations in data fusion, model training, evaluation, and application. Ethical considerations—including privacy, fairness, accountability, and transparency—must be integrated throughout the entire lifecycle, from data selection and preparation to model deployment, with careful attention to stakeholder needs.