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Women in Post-Secondary Education: Utah Fails to Thrive

Problem Statement This commentary will outline the education levels of women in Utah including trends, failures to progress, and confounding factors. Utah has one of the largest graduate degree gender gaps in the country.1 While the definition of education can be rather subjective, for the purposes of this commentary we will divide educational attainment among …

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Postpartum Checkups in Utah: An Analysis of 2012-2020 Utah Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Data

Background Approximately 700 women die each year from pregnancy-related complications in the United States. About one in three maternal deaths happen between one week and one year postpartum. Most of these deaths are preventable, and closing the gaps in access to quality care can help.1 Postpartum healthcare occurs during the first six weeks after childbirth …

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