Campus Construction Update

The Menino building lobby entrance is currently closed. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

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Neonatal Research

Our Neonatal or Newborn Medicine division at Boston Medical Center conducts a variety of research focused on perinatal health and the neonatal population. Specifically, our faculty conducts health service research, quality improvement initiatives, implementation science projects, clinical trials, translational research, and basic science research. Our areas of focus include substance use disorders in the perinatal period, health equity, and placental biology.

See all of our Pediatric Research programs.

Contact

Vincent Smith, MD, MPH: Elisha.Wachman@bmc.org

Elisha Wachman, MD: Elisha.Wachman@bmc.org

Reasearch Faculty

Elizabeth Taglauer, MD, PhD, placental biologist, neonatologist 

Gaby Cordova Ramos MD, Heath Services researcher and implementation scientist 

Elisha Wachman, MD, clinical and translational researcher 

Vincent C. Smith, MD MPH, Heath Services researcher 

Genevieve Guyol, MD, Health Services researcher 

Neonatal Research Programs

  • Health Equity Pilot as a mixed-methods program evaluation examining the implementation of social risk screening and navigation by breastfeeding peer counselors in the NICU setting. For more information, please contact: Dr. Gaby Cordova Ramos Gabriela.CordovaRamos@bmc.org 

  • BMC-specific human placental biorepository to study the impact of preeclampsia on fetal development. For sample inquiries, please contact: Dr. Elizabeth Taglauer elizabeth.taglauer@bmc.org

  • Clinical and translational research on the genetics and epigenetics of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS), treatments for opioid use disorder (OUD) in pregnancy, and the use of non-pharmacologic care methods to improve NOWS outcomes. For more information, contact: Dr. Elisha Wachman Elisha.Wachman@bmc.org

Ongoing Projects

  1. Health Equity pilot “Leveraging trusted peer breastfeeding counselors to address social determinants of health in the neonatal intensive care unit” and the Cash Transfer grant “RCT of Financial Support to Low-Income Mothers of Preterm Infants"
  2. Perinatal COVID-19 transmission research, including examination of placental and neonatal markers of inflammation 
  3. Perinatal Substance Use disorder projects
  4. Placental research projects