Poster

This poster session presents findings from international and domestic studies on women’s health. Studies include a human rights approach to reproductive health care for women living with HIV/AIDS and understanding the reproductive intentions of these women. Clinical issues related to obesity and improved pregnancy outcomes include studies of mothers at increased risk of gestational diabetes, the impact of activity and dietary patterns on first trimester body mass index, the impact of activity and dietary patterns on first trimester body mass index are presented. Initiatives from the Office of Women’s Health include an obesity prevention program that gets women exercising, and a pregnancy exposure registry to advocate for evidence-based medicine to understand drug exposure effects during pregnancy. A surveillance pilot study from the United States Mexico Border Health Association makes recommendations for data collection procedures, and an advocacy tool stimulates policy and budget changes in Burkina Faso.

Session Objectives: At the end of the session the learner will be able to: 1. Identify two risk factors for pregnant women developing gestational diabetes; 2. Articulate a human rights approach to reproductive health care for women with HIV/AIDS; 3. Describe two programs from the Office on Women’s Health on obesity prevention and pregnancy exposure registry listing.