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May 2020

Recognizing National Women’s Health Week

ORWH Supports the Mission of National Women’s Health Week
National Women’s Health Week (NWHW) serves as a reminder to women to make their health a priority and build positive health habits for life. It is also a reminder to clinicians and biomedical researchers to consider sex and gender in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and during all stages of biomedical research. ORWH is committed to assisting women, clinicians, and researchers on the journey to better health for women. Throughout the year, we will provide tools and resources for helping women reach their full health potential. We encourage you to take the opportunity to review all of the aggregated NWHW materials and support NWHW and ORWH’s critical mission to improve the health of women.

Sleep’s an Important Part of the Health Equation—Now More than Ever
Here’s a wake-up call: Did you know that adults need about 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night for good physical and mental health? One-third of adults sleep less than that. And although a roughly equal proportion of men and women don’t get enough sleep, women report more sleep-related problems than men. Moreover, the health consequences are not the same for men and women, and in some cases, they are worse for women. So National Women’s Health Week (May 10–16) is an opportune time to highlight women’s unique sleep challenges... Read More

NIH Announces a New Funding Opportunity to Investigate Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
NIH has announced a new funding opportunity to support research to help reduce preventable causes of maternal deaths and improve the health of women before, during, and after delivery... Read More

NIH Releases Funding Opportunity to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Mortality and Morbidity
Women in the United States experience maternal morbidity and mortality (MMM) at much higher rates than those in our peer nations, and American women who are racial and ethnic minorities experience much higher rates of MMM than American White women... Read More

NIH Will Host Virtual Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Workshop, May 19–20
The Pregnancy and Maternal Conditions That Increase Risk of Morbidity and Mortality Workshop will explore why women die from certain conditions, what can be done to identify patients at risk, and what interventions are required to reduce morbidity and mortality... Read More

NIH Announces Supplemental Funding Opportunity for Research on Novel Coronavirus
NIH recently released the “Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus and the Behavioral and Social Sciences” (NOT-OD-20-097)... Read More

Researchers and ORWH Address the Need for Sex- and Gender-Based Biomedical Training Curricula
Recent articles in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and the Journal of Women’s Health by Judith Regensteiner, Ph.D., ORWH Director Janine A. Clayton, M.D., members of the ORWH staff, and others discuss the importance of developing curricula and other educational resources to help train researchers, medical and scientific educators, clinicians, funding and ethics reviewers, and scientific editors on the methods and scientific value of incorporating sex and gender into biomedicine... Read More

ORWH Hosts 50th Meeting of NIH Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health
ORWH hosted a virtual meeting of the NIH Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health (ACRWH) on April 21... Read More


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Coronavirus may be more harmful to pregnant women

Isolating together is challenging – and relationship stresses can affect biological functioning

Leading Virtual Care Platform for Obstetrics Offers Actionable Guidance to Aid OB-GYNs In Transitioning to Remote Care

National Black Maternal Health Week 2020 Concludes With Release of Podcast on Birthing While Black in the U.S.

What women need most after giving birth, especially now

More News

Read Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Booklet

National Women's Health Week Webpage

Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Web Portal

Sex/Gender and SABV Courses

NIH Inclusion Outreach Toolkit: How to Engage, Recruit, and Retain Women in Clinical Research

Advancing Science for the Health of Women Infographic

NICHD/ORWH Pregnancy and Maternal Conditions That Increase Risk of Morbidity and Mortality Workshop
May 19–20, 2020
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET

NIH Inclusion Across the Lifespan Workshop II
September 2–3, 2020
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET

51st Meeting of the NIH Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health
October 20, 2020
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET

Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Annual Meeting (20th Anniversary of Program)
December 14, 2020
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET

ORWH 30th Anniversary Symposium on Science and Policy in Women’s Health Research
December 15, 2020
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET

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