Anna Church
@annacchurch.bsky.social
Rhodes postdoc fellow at Cornell Population Center. Sociology PhD from Ohio State. Studying health, inequality, reproduction, gender, and family. she/her
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Uncertainty in the world may lead to uncertainty in fertility plans, says CPC Director Karen Guzzo.
www.prb.org/articles/why-americans-are-delaying-parenthood/
www.prb.org/articles/why-americans-are-delaying-parenthood/
Why Americans Are Delaying Parenthood
Four studies offer new insights on the decision to have kids in a low birth rate era.
www.prb.org
December 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Uncertainty in the world may lead to uncertainty in fertility plans, says CPC Director Karen Guzzo.
www.prb.org/articles/why-americans-are-delaying-parenthood/
www.prb.org/articles/why-americans-are-delaying-parenthood/
New paper! We evaluated whether people who attended a crisis pregnancy center (CPC) before initiating prenatal care held more misinformation about contraception & abortion relative to an age- and race-matched group that did not attend a CPC.
www.contraceptionjournal.org/article/S001...
www.contraceptionjournal.org/article/S001...
Contraception and abortion misinformation among crisis pregnancy center attendees and non-attendees
To evaluate whether patients who attended a crisis pregnancy center (CPC) before initiating
prenatal care hold more misinformation about contraception and abortion relative to
CPC non-attendees.
www.contraceptionjournal.org
December 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
New paper! We evaluated whether people who attended a crisis pregnancy center (CPC) before initiating prenatal care held more misinformation about contraception & abortion relative to an age- and race-matched group that did not attend a CPC.
www.contraceptionjournal.org/article/S001...
www.contraceptionjournal.org/article/S001...
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🚨New Pub Alert🚨
In our brief report we examine postpartum return to vaginal intercourse. We use contemporaneous reporting from the first year postpartum to track the timing of resumption.
Nearly 1 in 5 of our participants resumed sex before 6 wks postpartum (for this group, a mean of <4 wks).
In our brief report we examine postpartum return to vaginal intercourse. We use contemporaneous reporting from the first year postpartum to track the timing of resumption.
Nearly 1 in 5 of our participants resumed sex before 6 wks postpartum (for this group, a mean of <4 wks).
Is 6 Weeks Postpartum Too Late for Contraceptive Counseling in the U.S.? A Look into the Timing of Postpartum Intercourse
Healthcare providers in the United States typically recommend that postpartum people wait 6 weeks before resuming vaginal sex to ensure time to recover from childbirth. Guidelines recommend that po...
www.tandfonline.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🚨New Pub Alert🚨
In our brief report we examine postpartum return to vaginal intercourse. We use contemporaneous reporting from the first year postpartum to track the timing of resumption.
Nearly 1 in 5 of our participants resumed sex before 6 wks postpartum (for this group, a mean of <4 wks).
In our brief report we examine postpartum return to vaginal intercourse. We use contemporaneous reporting from the first year postpartum to track the timing of resumption.
Nearly 1 in 5 of our participants resumed sex before 6 wks postpartum (for this group, a mean of <4 wks).
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NEW: Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the state Senate tonight for the first time since 2011.
It came as Democrats flipped 2 Senate seats and 1 House seat.
“Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back their power,” the party says.
It came as Democrats flipped 2 Senate seats and 1 House seat.
“Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back their power,” the party says.
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:25 AM
NEW: Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the state Senate tonight for the first time since 2011.
It came as Democrats flipped 2 Senate seats and 1 House seat.
“Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back their power,” the party says.
It came as Democrats flipped 2 Senate seats and 1 House seat.
“Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back their power,” the party says.
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Research on pregnancy has become a lot harder to study because of concerns about causing any sort of harm to the fetus could potentially invoke fetal personhood laws or #abortion laws.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
RFK Jr.’s got advice for pregnant women. There’s limited data to support it.
Women of reproductive age have long been missing from clinical trials. It’s getting worse where abortion is banned.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Research on pregnancy has become a lot harder to study because of concerns about causing any sort of harm to the fetus could potentially invoke fetal personhood laws or #abortion laws.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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I fear that schools being willing to drop diversity programs without a fight shows how flimsy their commitment to inclusion was in the first place. People fight for things they truly believe in.
October 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I fear that schools being willing to drop diversity programs without a fight shows how flimsy their commitment to inclusion was in the first place. People fight for things they truly believe in.
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I spoke with @insidehighered.com
@kathrynpalmer.bsky.social about OSU’s decision to cancel conference funds for racially marginalized students.
@kathrynpalmer.bsky.social about OSU’s decision to cancel conference funds for racially marginalized students.
Under Anti-DEI Pressure, Ohio State Limits Conference Funds
The Education Department recently criticized Ohio State University’s involvement with a nonprofit that encourages people from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue doctorates. Now, OSU is rethinking ...
www.insidehighered.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I spoke with @insidehighered.com
@kathrynpalmer.bsky.social about OSU’s decision to cancel conference funds for racially marginalized students.
@kathrynpalmer.bsky.social about OSU’s decision to cancel conference funds for racially marginalized students.
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The naturalist Jane Goodall died today at 91. Hope, she argued, is not merely “passive wishful thinking” but a “crucial survival trait.” Revisit a conversation with Goodall, from 2021: nyer.cm/F55JtsS
October 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The naturalist Jane Goodall died today at 91. Hope, she argued, is not merely “passive wishful thinking” but a “crucial survival trait.” Revisit a conversation with Goodall, from 2021: nyer.cm/F55JtsS
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The basic infrastructures that allow women to be participants in public life—birth control & abortion access, no fault divorce, childcare access & affordability, civil rights law in employment and public accommodations, the minimal efforts to mitigate sexual and domestic violence—are all crumbling.
September 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The basic infrastructures that allow women to be participants in public life—birth control & abortion access, no fault divorce, childcare access & affordability, civil rights law in employment and public accommodations, the minimal efforts to mitigate sexual and domestic violence—are all crumbling.
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thrilled to share new work on ungrading from me and my colleagues Sam Mitchell and Dawsonvosburg.bsky.social! We find that the use of ungrading decreases student stress and anxiety and also increases self-reported learning.
doi.org/10.1177/0092...
doi.org/10.1177/0092...
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September 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
thrilled to share new work on ungrading from me and my colleagues Sam Mitchell and Dawsonvosburg.bsky.social! We find that the use of ungrading decreases student stress and anxiety and also increases self-reported learning.
doi.org/10.1177/0092...
doi.org/10.1177/0092...
Introduce yourself with the last five concerts you attended:
The Last Dinner Party
The Japanese House
Hozier
The Beaches
Sweat Tour (charli & troye)
and as a bonus, I’m going to see Ethel Cain next month and I can’t wait
The Last Dinner Party
The Japanese House
Hozier
The Beaches
Sweat Tour (charli & troye)
and as a bonus, I’m going to see Ethel Cain next month and I can’t wait
Introduce yourself with the last five concerts you attended:
Beyoncé
Beyoncé
Janelle Monae
Brandi Carlile
Wu-Tang Clan
Beyoncé
Beyoncé
Janelle Monae
Brandi Carlile
Wu-Tang Clan
Introduce yourself with the last five concerts you attended:
Imagine Dragons
Rob Thomas + Counting Crows
Kings of Leon
Eminem/Dre/Snoop
Pearl Jam
I feel like I forgot one but I can't remember.
Imagine Dragons
Rob Thomas + Counting Crows
Kings of Leon
Eminem/Dre/Snoop
Pearl Jam
I feel like I forgot one but I can't remember.
August 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Introduce yourself with the last five concerts you attended:
The Last Dinner Party
The Japanese House
Hozier
The Beaches
Sweat Tour (charli & troye)
and as a bonus, I’m going to see Ethel Cain next month and I can’t wait
The Last Dinner Party
The Japanese House
Hozier
The Beaches
Sweat Tour (charli & troye)
and as a bonus, I’m going to see Ethel Cain next month and I can’t wait
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🎉Please join us in welcoming and celebrating the newly elected council members of the ASA Section on Medical Sociology! 🎉
We are so excited about the ideas, energy, and dedication they bring to our section and look forward to their leadership in the coming years!
#ASA #MedicalSociology #Sociology
We are so excited about the ideas, energy, and dedication they bring to our section and look forward to their leadership in the coming years!
#ASA #MedicalSociology #Sociology
August 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🎉Please join us in welcoming and celebrating the newly elected council members of the ASA Section on Medical Sociology! 🎉
We are so excited about the ideas, energy, and dedication they bring to our section and look forward to their leadership in the coming years!
#ASA #MedicalSociology #Sociology
We are so excited about the ideas, energy, and dedication they bring to our section and look forward to their leadership in the coming years!
#ASA #MedicalSociology #Sociology
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Want to know why demographers aren't panicking over low birth rates? @lesja.bsky.social, @shelleydclark.bsky.social, & I have a new piece in @theconversation.com explaining the faulty logic that underlies the low birth rate-induced population panic than fuels the pronatalism movement. 1/n
Fears that falling birth rates in US could lead to population collapse are based on faulty assumptions
While the changes in population structure that accompany low birth rates are real, the impact of these changes has been dramatically overstated.
theconversation.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Want to know why demographers aren't panicking over low birth rates? @lesja.bsky.social, @shelleydclark.bsky.social, & I have a new piece in @theconversation.com explaining the faulty logic that underlies the low birth rate-induced population panic than fuels the pronatalism movement. 1/n
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NEW YORK (AP) - ProPublica wins 2025 Pulitzer for Public Service for reports on deaths of pregnant women in abortion-restricted states.
May 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - ProPublica wins 2025 Pulitzer for Public Service for reports on deaths of pregnant women in abortion-restricted states.
So thrilled to share that I will be joining Cornell Population Center as their Rhodes Postdoctoral Fellow this Fall!! A huge thank you to everyone who has helped me get to this point (of whom there are many).
April 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
So thrilled to share that I will be joining Cornell Population Center as their Rhodes Postdoctoral Fellow this Fall!! A huge thank you to everyone who has helped me get to this point (of whom there are many).
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The Ohio State University Faculty Council voted 35-11 on April 24, 2025 to join the Big Ten "mutual defense compact" that would support the defense of academic freedom. They join universities of IL, IN, IA, MD, MN, NE, OR, WA, WI, Michigan State, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC.
April 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The Ohio State University Faculty Council voted 35-11 on April 24, 2025 to join the Big Ten "mutual defense compact" that would support the defense of academic freedom. They join universities of IL, IN, IA, MD, MN, NE, OR, WA, WI, Michigan State, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC.
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Elementary school principals going where university presidents fear to tread...
April 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Elementary school principals going where university presidents fear to tread...
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A paper I've been working on for quite literally 10 years just came out
It's a shitty time, for sure, but this paper is still cool and good, and I still want to you tell you all about it
So gather 'round, folks, and hear the story of the 10 year paper!
1/n
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It's a shitty time, for sure, but this paper is still cool and good, and I still want to you tell you all about it
So gather 'round, folks, and hear the story of the 10 year paper!
1/n
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thirty years of ‘strange bedmates’: The ICPD and the nexus of population control, feminism, and family planning
Widely credited with ending population control and ushering in a new era of reproductive rights, the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action also incl...
www.tandfonline.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
A paper I've been working on for quite literally 10 years just came out
It's a shitty time, for sure, but this paper is still cool and good, and I still want to you tell you all about it
So gather 'round, folks, and hear the story of the 10 year paper!
1/n
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It's a shitty time, for sure, but this paper is still cool and good, and I still want to you tell you all about it
So gather 'round, folks, and hear the story of the 10 year paper!
1/n
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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"Across Texas, residency applications in ob-gyn dropped significantly. Data from the Gender Equity Policy Institute revealed a fifty-six-per-cent spike in maternal deaths in the state between 2019 and 2022."
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Texas Ob-Gyn Exodus
Amid increasingly stringent abortion laws, doctors who provide maternal care have been fleeing the state.
www.newyorker.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:47 AM
"Across Texas, residency applications in ob-gyn dropped significantly. Data from the Gender Equity Policy Institute revealed a fifty-six-per-cent spike in maternal deaths in the state between 2019 and 2022."
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Seeing this while reading Policing Patients (by Elizabeth Chiarello) really puts into perspective the far reaching consequences of PDMPs and surveillance technology in healthcare.
Nearly half of US states grant law enforcement access to testosterone prescription data within Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) without warrant or subpoena.
https://ja.ma/4eVwQvk
https://ja.ma/4eVwQvk
November 30, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Seeing this while reading Policing Patients (by Elizabeth Chiarello) really puts into perspective the far reaching consequences of PDMPs and surveillance technology in healthcare.