Professor
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
Miriam Kuppermann, PhD, MPH, is Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences and Epidemiology & Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco. She has been conducting randomized trials of obstetric and gynecologic interventions for over three decades, focusing on informed decision making and patient-centered outcomes in sociodemographically diverse populations. As Director of Healthcare Interventions for the California Preterm Birth Initiative at UCSF, she oversees a portfolio of studies focused on reducing disparities in preterm birth. Dr. Kuppermann is PI for a PCORI-funded study titled “Comparing Approaches to Enhanced Prenatal Care to Improve Maternal and Child Health in Central California,” renamed “Engaging Mothers and Babies; Reimagining Antenatal Care for Everyone (EMBRACE)” by the Fresno community. EMBRACE is a comparative effectiveness study of an enhanced group prenatal care model with wrap around services addressing social determinants of health (Glow!), developed in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders in Fresno, versus enhanced individual prenatal care, among low income, primarily Latinx and Black women. The goal of the study is to assess which model of enhanced prenatal care results in better mental health (primary aim) and experiences of care (secondary aim) and lower rates of preterm birth (exploratory aim).