The Preprint

The Preprint

Home
Interviews
Dispatches
Data
Archive
About

maternity

Meeting the Medicaid moment
This year, a decade of maternal health innovation and federal payment reform are set to collide.
 • 
Neel Shah, MD
2
Three questions with an ob-gyn who left Idaho
Since 2022, the number of ob-gyns practicing in Idaho has plummeted. On the day of the Supreme Court ruling on Idaho v. United States, I spoke to one.
 • 
Neel Shah, MD
2
What makes a family?
When LGBTQ+ people come out, they’re often told “but now you can’t have kids.” How can we change that legacy?
 • 
Neel Shah, MD
Christy Turlington on how to be an ally
Christy has one of the best-known faces in the world. But for over a decade, she’s skillfully championed global maternal health, while never becoming…
 • 
Neel Shah, MD
3
Who deserves to have a baby?
Medicine has long used scientific methods to justify racism—particularly when it comes to reproduction
 • 
Neel Shah, MD
1
Tonya Lewis Lee on the pain—and power—of her documentary “Aftershock”
Experts have reported on the Black maternal health crisis by the numbers. But what about the families behind those numbers? That’s where we turn to…
 • 
Neel Shah, MD
Virtual doulas
Virtual doulas close care gaps. Our new research proves it.
 • 
Neel Shah, MD
1
© 2025 Maven Clinic
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture