Vanderbilt's Kathryn Lindley, MD, has worked with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop a national toolkit for non-obstetricians to better identify and treat pregnant and postpartum patients with cardiovascular emergencies.

Vanderbilt researchers are investigating whether sonograms of fallopian tubes can be effective for the early detection of ovarian cancer, and their ongoing study shows promise.

Indy Rose Manning didn’t just arrive on her due date — she arrived on a day that comes around once every four years. Indy was born on Leap Day, making her a Leapling.

Chic Awearness is now supporting two new ovarian cancer research initiatives at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and providing matching funding for a social worker to coordinate Woman to Woman, a peer mentoring program launched at VUMC in 2023.

According to Alvarez, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the status of women’s health in the U.S., particularly maternal health, is “appalling” for a nation with the resources we have.

Study seeks to better understand the mechanism behind the association between preeclampsia and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and cardiovascular disease.

Vanderbilt research found that there is variability in practice for infants affected by maternal substance use driven by vague policy, challenges of cross-system collaboration and a lack of general knowledge about substance use disorder.