Publications by authors named "Estefania Rivera Mudafort"

Article Synopsis
  • Black women and people with uteri have historically used collective practices to combat medical racism and improve health, highlighting the need for targeted interventions for conditions like uterine fibroids that mainly affect them.
  • A new initiative called Centering Patients with Fibroids (CPWF) adapts a group prenatal care model to educate and empower those affected by uterine fibroids, integrating social support into care.
  • The study, underway at Boston Medical Center and Emory University / Grady Memorial Hospital, involves training facilitators, recruiting participants, and evaluating the program’s effectiveness through surveys and interviews.
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An international collaborative study was conducted to determine the demographic and clinical profiles of Hispanic/Latinx endometriosis patients from Latin America and Spain using the Minimal Clinical Questionnaire developed by the World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF) Endometriosis Phenome and Biobanking Harmonization Project (EPHect). This is a cross-sectional study to collect self-reported data on demographics, lifestyle, and endometriosis symptoms of Hispanic/Latinx endometriosis patients from April 2019 to February 2020. The EPHect Minimal Clinical Questionnaire (EPQ-M) was translated into Spanish.

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Objectives: U.S. Latinas experience disproportionately high rates of unintended pregnancy and low rates of consistent contraception use.

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