Introduction to Maternal Health Equity

Undergraduate / Graduate

Introduction to Maternal Health Equity This course explores the foundations of maternal and infant health through the lens of reproductive justice, a framework that centers human rights, structural inequality, and reproductive autonomy. We will critically examine historical, theoretical, and methodological approaches to understanding maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. Using examples from perinatal epidemiology, medicine, and the social sciences, students will learn to analyze the root causes of reproductive inequities and consider strategies to advance maternal health equity.