Teresa Janevic is a perinatal epidemiologist with a focus in social determinants of maternal and child health. Her research examines why social exposures such as racism, neighborhood context, immigration, and stress influence perinatal and reproductive health outcomes, and the role of quality of health care in these relationships. Dr. Janevic has a particular interest in the impact of programs and policies on maternal and child health equity. Dr. Janevic received her MPH in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from University of California, Berkeley, and PhD in Epidemiology from Columbia University. 

Teresa Janevic is a 2022 grantee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Research in Transforming Health and Health Care Systems program, managed by AcademyHealth.

Authored by Teresa Janevic, Ph.D.

Publication

Twelve-Month Medicaid Postpartum Extensions Ring Hollow For Immigrant Communities

Researchers from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai show that although Medicaid postpartum extensions represent a significant step forward in expanding access to maternal health care in the United States, these benefits remain inaccessible to millions of pregnant immigrants due to the complexities of state-specific pregnancy-related Medicaid policies.
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Topics Access to Care Hospitals & Health Systems Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid