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Opioid Abuse Treatment In Pregnancy, Catherine A. Suppan
Opioid Abuse Treatment In Pregnancy, Catherine A. Suppan
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Opioid abuse remains an enormous issue in the state of Vermont, including among women who are pregnant. Several regional groups exist to help, support and educate women who are newly pregnant and interested in addressing their drug addiction. Knowledge of these programs, however, remains minimal. My project aimed to address the lack awareness of one of these programs in the Rutland region, BAMBI.
Assessing Barriers To Meeting Weight Gain Goals In Obese Pregnant Women, Margo Seybolt
Assessing Barriers To Meeting Weight Gain Goals In Obese Pregnant Women, Margo Seybolt
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Obesity is a known risk factor for complications during pregnancy and birth, as well as worse outcomes. This study looked at the health risks and outcomes of pregnancy in obese women (BMI>35) at the family medicine clinic in Bangor, ME as well as what interventions are being done know to encourage women to meet their weight gain goals. Interviews and literature searches were conducted to determine possible strategies to better get obese pregnant women to meet their weight gain goals.
Application Of One Key Question At Hinesburg Family Practice, Katherine Y. Wang
Application Of One Key Question At Hinesburg Family Practice, Katherine Y. Wang
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
About one half of pregnancies in the United States are unintended (mistimed or unwanted). Only 54% of pregnancies in Vermont are planned and only 29% of women in Vermont have talked to a health care worker about healthy pregnancies prior to conception. Physicians are equipped to provide the necessary information to women about preconception care and contraception, but do not regularly have these conversations with the majority of their patients. One Key Question is an initiative developed by the Oregon Foundation for Reproductive Health that allows providers to screen women patients for their pregnancy intention in the next year and …