Interviews — HUHPR

Examining Language and Immigration Barriers to Reduce Inequalities in Maternal Healthcare: A Conversation with Dr. Rose Molina

Dr. Rose Molina is a board-certified Obstetrician-Gynecologist at The Dimock Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Molina holds a Master of Public Health in Clinical Effectiveness from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School, where she is also the Faculty Director of the Medical Language Program and Health Equity Societal Theme. Additionally, Dr. Molina is a member of Ariadne Labs where she works to improve quality and equity in pregnancy care worldwide. As an AHRQ Learning Health Systems K12 scholar, she leads research on language barriers in pregnancy care and improving patient-clinician trust.

Maternal and Child HealthHHPRApril 6, 2025Comment

Neonatal Mortality and the Trade-off Hypothesis: A Conversation with Dr. Benjamin Sosnaud

HHPR Senior Editor Evan Hsiang interviewed Dr. Benjamin Sosnaud, PhD. Dr. Sosnaud is an assistant professor of Sociology at Trinity University. His research centers around the inequalities in health outcomes, with his most recent work focusing on the socio-demographic inequalities of infant mortality. Dr. Sosnaud received his B.A degree at Duke University, and his M.A and Ph.D degrees at Harvard University.

Maternal and Child HealthHHPRApril 17, 2023infant mortality, social determinants of health, health inequalitiesComment

Combatting Maternal Mortality through Trustworthiness and Advocacy: A Conversation with Dr. Neel Shah

What we need to do is realize that everybody has an important role to play in addressing maternal mortality, but they've got to do it with an awareness of their positionality. Academia has a role, government has a role, and the private sector has a role. It’s okay for people to take different strategies and tactics, and even to some extent have different goals. But what we need is a shared framework and vision for what a better world looks like, and a shared set of values.