Uplift Lab at OSU
@upliftlab.bsky.social
Combining community-led research, population data science, and ethnography to implement more equitable reproductive futures.
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Epidemiology professors and students: this one's for you!
A recent study demonstrated that Foundations of Epidemiology, the open access textbook authored by Uplift Lab Co-Director Dr Marit Bovbjerg, is valued by students equally to more traditional options.
Read the study → vist.ly/4dwar
A recent study demonstrated that Foundations of Epidemiology, the open access textbook authored by Uplift Lab Co-Director Dr Marit Bovbjerg, is valued by students equally to more traditional options.
Read the study → vist.ly/4dwar
November 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Epidemiology professors and students: this one's for you!
A recent study demonstrated that Foundations of Epidemiology, the open access textbook authored by Uplift Lab Co-Director Dr Marit Bovbjerg, is valued by students equally to more traditional options.
Read the study → vist.ly/4dwar
A recent study demonstrated that Foundations of Epidemiology, the open access textbook authored by Uplift Lab Co-Director Dr Marit Bovbjerg, is valued by students equally to more traditional options.
Read the study → vist.ly/4dwar
@NACPM and @upliftlab.bsky.social are seeking an experienced facilitator for a national convening on infrastructure in community birth.
Full RFP: vist.ly/4dg4i
Full RFP: vist.ly/4dg4i
November 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
@NACPM and @upliftlab.bsky.social are seeking an experienced facilitator for a national convening on infrastructure in community birth.
Full RFP: vist.ly/4dg4i
Full RFP: vist.ly/4dg4i
(1/2) As a community birth midwife, it goes without saying that you want to provide the very best in evidence-based birth care to the families you serve. The Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR) helps you do exactly that. With CBDR, you can:
📊 Evaluate your outcomes and compare them with others...
📊 Evaluate your outcomes and compare them with others...
November 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
(1/2) As a community birth midwife, it goes without saying that you want to provide the very best in evidence-based birth care to the families you serve. The Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR) helps you do exactly that. With CBDR, you can:
📊 Evaluate your outcomes and compare them with others...
📊 Evaluate your outcomes and compare them with others...
Across the U.S., midwives are coming together through the Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR).
We’re building a meaningful, secure data set that makes community birth outcomes visible and powerful, one data point at a time.
💻 Learn more and join us: fhcq.org/cbdr
We’re building a meaningful, secure data set that makes community birth outcomes visible and powerful, one data point at a time.
💻 Learn more and join us: fhcq.org/cbdr
November 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Across the U.S., midwives are coming together through the Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR).
We’re building a meaningful, secure data set that makes community birth outcomes visible and powerful, one data point at a time.
💻 Learn more and join us: fhcq.org/cbdr
We’re building a meaningful, secure data set that makes community birth outcomes visible and powerful, one data point at a time.
💻 Learn more and join us: fhcq.org/cbdr
Meet the people of the Uplift Lab!
Jennie Joseph is a midwife & Founder/President of Commonsense Childbirth Inc., which opened the first Black-owned, nationally-accredited private Midwifery School in the country in 2020.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/4c3ad
Jennie Joseph is a midwife & Founder/President of Commonsense Childbirth Inc., which opened the first Black-owned, nationally-accredited private Midwifery School in the country in 2020.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/4c3ad
October 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Meet the people of the Uplift Lab!
Jennie Joseph is a midwife & Founder/President of Commonsense Childbirth Inc., which opened the first Black-owned, nationally-accredited private Midwifery School in the country in 2020.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/4c3ad
Jennie Joseph is a midwife & Founder/President of Commonsense Childbirth Inc., which opened the first Black-owned, nationally-accredited private Midwifery School in the country in 2020.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/4c3ad
(1/2) Federal cuts are threatening essential perinatal data systems. Midwifery organizations are continuing to advance accountability and quality improvement with limited resources...
October 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
(1/2) Federal cuts are threatening essential perinatal data systems. Midwifery organizations are continuing to advance accountability and quality improvement with limited resources...
(1/4) Why CBDR? Because your data are secure and protected — & always used for the mission of improving outcomes for all families.
The Community Birth Data Registry is managed by the Foundation for Health Care Quality (FHCQ), a nonprofit with decades of experience protecting sensitive health data..
The Community Birth Data Registry is managed by the Foundation for Health Care Quality (FHCQ), a nonprofit with decades of experience protecting sensitive health data..
October 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
(1/4) Why CBDR? Because your data are secure and protected — & always used for the mission of improving outcomes for all families.
The Community Birth Data Registry is managed by the Foundation for Health Care Quality (FHCQ), a nonprofit with decades of experience protecting sensitive health data..
The Community Birth Data Registry is managed by the Foundation for Health Care Quality (FHCQ), a nonprofit with decades of experience protecting sensitive health data..
(1/2) 🌿 Curious about the Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR) but have questions?
Reach out anytime! We’re happy to walk you through what participation looks like—or just listen and learn about your practice’s needs...
Reach out anytime! We’re happy to walk you through what participation looks like—or just listen and learn about your practice’s needs...
October 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
(1/2) 🌿 Curious about the Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR) but have questions?
Reach out anytime! We’re happy to walk you through what participation looks like—or just listen and learn about your practice’s needs...
Reach out anytime! We’re happy to walk you through what participation looks like—or just listen and learn about your practice’s needs...
(1/2) The Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR) is housed at the Foundation for Health Care Quality (FHCQ)—a nonprofit with nearly four decades of experience supporting provider-led registries across health care....
September 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
(1/2) The Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR) is housed at the Foundation for Health Care Quality (FHCQ)—a nonprofit with nearly four decades of experience supporting provider-led registries across health care....
(1/2) Behind every data point is a parent, a baby, and a birth story.
The Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR) exists to make sure those stories are not overlooked—helping community birth providers track outcomes, improve care, and contribute to a stronger evidence base for the future....
The Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR) exists to make sure those stories are not overlooked—helping community birth providers track outcomes, improve care, and contribute to a stronger evidence base for the future....
September 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
(1/2) Behind every data point is a parent, a baby, and a birth story.
The Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR) exists to make sure those stories are not overlooked—helping community birth providers track outcomes, improve care, and contribute to a stronger evidence base for the future....
The Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR) exists to make sure those stories are not overlooked—helping community birth providers track outcomes, improve care, and contribute to a stronger evidence base for the future....
(1/2) Why are community birth professionals using the Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR)? Because every midwife and every practice is unique—and the CBDR flexes to fit the way you provide care.
September 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
(1/2) Why are community birth professionals using the Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR)? Because every midwife and every practice is unique—and the CBDR flexes to fit the way you provide care.
(1/2) Community birth providers: Care about birth equity? 📊Help gather birth data! Join the Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR).
Collecting data on birth care and outcomes is essential to uncovering disparities linked to race, ethnicity, gender identity, and socioeconomic factors.
Collecting data on birth care and outcomes is essential to uncovering disparities linked to race, ethnicity, gender identity, and socioeconomic factors.
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
(1/2) Community birth providers: Care about birth equity? 📊Help gather birth data! Join the Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR).
Collecting data on birth care and outcomes is essential to uncovering disparities linked to race, ethnicity, gender identity, and socioeconomic factors.
Collecting data on birth care and outcomes is essential to uncovering disparities linked to race, ethnicity, gender identity, and socioeconomic factors.
Mayra is a PhD candidate in Biocultural Anthropology @ OSU. She researches repro medical pluralism in Suriname, w/the aim of understanding the ambiguity in pregnancy, childbirth & postpartum care connecting biomed & traditional repro practices.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/45w7d
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/45w7d
September 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Mayra is a PhD candidate in Biocultural Anthropology @ OSU. She researches repro medical pluralism in Suriname, w/the aim of understanding the ambiguity in pregnancy, childbirth & postpartum care connecting biomed & traditional repro practices.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/45w7d
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/45w7d
Julianne "Jules" Paige (she/her) is a PhD student in Applied Medical Anthropology, focused on maternal placentophagy as integrative repro health practice. Her doctoral project explores this, gathering insights from mothers + healthcare pros.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/45eny
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/45eny
September 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Julianne "Jules" Paige (she/her) is a PhD student in Applied Medical Anthropology, focused on maternal placentophagy as integrative repro health practice. Her doctoral project explores this, gathering insights from mothers + healthcare pros.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/45eny
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/45eny
Katie Irvine Minich is a grad. student in Applied Anthropology @ OSU. Katie, a wife & mother-of-three, has been a birthworker for nearly a decade. In addition to research, activism, & birth work, she is an author, artist, & yoga instructor.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/455ip
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/455ip
August 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Katie Irvine Minich is a grad. student in Applied Anthropology @ OSU. Katie, a wife & mother-of-three, has been a birthworker for nearly a decade. In addition to research, activism, & birth work, she is an author, artist, & yoga instructor.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/455ip
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/455ip
(1/4) 🎉🧑🏽🍼Happy National Breastfeeding Month from the Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR)!
Wondering how your practice’s breastfeeding outcomes stack up? With the CBDR, you can track key lactation metrics...
Wondering how your practice’s breastfeeding outcomes stack up? With the CBDR, you can track key lactation metrics...
August 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
(1/4) 🎉🧑🏽🍼Happy National Breastfeeding Month from the Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR)!
Wondering how your practice’s breastfeeding outcomes stack up? With the CBDR, you can track key lactation metrics...
Wondering how your practice’s breastfeeding outcomes stack up? With the CBDR, you can track key lactation metrics...
Anitra Higgins is a PhD student in Applied Anthropology @ OSU. Her current research interests are on the intersections of nutrition, toxicology, & institutional structures, + the impact they have on Black & Indigenous health & agency.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/44ntt
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/44ntt
August 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Anitra Higgins is a PhD student in Applied Anthropology @ OSU. Her current research interests are on the intersections of nutrition, toxicology, & institutional structures, + the impact they have on Black & Indigenous health & agency.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/44ntt
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/44ntt
Holland Hartman (she/her) is a master's student in Applied Anthropology @ OSU. Her research involves learning about how death & burial rituals were impacted during the first wave of COVID-19, to inform compassionate end-of-life care.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/44d5p
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/44d5p
August 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Holland Hartman (she/her) is a master's student in Applied Anthropology @ OSU. Her research involves learning about how death & burial rituals were impacted during the first wave of COVID-19, to inform compassionate end-of-life care.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/44d5p
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/44d5p
Madeline "Mady" Gibbs (she/they) is currently working on a master's in Applied Anthropology & MPH in Epidemiology, under the guidance of Dr. Cheyney & Dr. Bovbjerg, to understand how we collect, analyze, & apply qualitative + quantitative data.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/43wr3
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/43wr3
August 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Madeline "Mady" Gibbs (she/they) is currently working on a master's in Applied Anthropology & MPH in Epidemiology, under the guidance of Dr. Cheyney & Dr. Bovbjerg, to understand how we collect, analyze, & apply qualitative + quantitative data.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/43wr3
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/43wr3
Taylor Buccello (she/they) is a master's student in Applied Anthropology @ OSU. She is working with Dr. Cheyney for her master’s thesis, which surrounds interviews w/individuals coming to OR from other U.S. states, seeking abortion care.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/43kux
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/43kux
August 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Taylor Buccello (she/they) is a master's student in Applied Anthropology @ OSU. She is working with Dr. Cheyney for her master’s thesis, which surrounds interviews w/individuals coming to OR from other U.S. states, seeking abortion care.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/43kux
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/43kux
Jennifer Brown is a former homebirth midwife w/experience in perinatal quality improvement. Her interests include social drivers of health, structural racism, inequities in maternal outcomes, & effects of maternal stress during pregnancy.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/436pd
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/436pd
August 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Jennifer Brown is a former homebirth midwife w/experience in perinatal quality improvement. Her interests include social drivers of health, structural racism, inequities in maternal outcomes, & effects of maternal stress during pregnancy.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/436pd
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/436pd
Nichole Blum (she/her) is studying Biocultural Applied Anthropology @ OSU. She aims to reduce stressors + increase buffers for survivors of violence & those working in high-stress work environments (specifically, w/children & families).
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/32umx
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/32umx
August 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Nichole Blum (she/her) is studying Biocultural Applied Anthropology @ OSU. She aims to reduce stressors + increase buffers for survivors of violence & those working in high-stress work environments (specifically, w/children & families).
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/32umx
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/32umx
(1/4) Finally—a data registry that can compare birth outcomes across homes, birth centers, and hospitals. Designed for community birth midwives like you....
August 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
(1/4) Finally—a data registry that can compare birth outcomes across homes, birth centers, and hospitals. Designed for community birth midwives like you....
(1/4) Say hello to Marit Bovbjerg, PhD, MS, Co-Director of the Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR)!
Marit is an epidemiologist at Oregon State University whose research has shaped national policy on maternity care...
Marit is an epidemiologist at Oregon State University whose research has shaped national policy on maternity care...
August 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
(1/4) Say hello to Marit Bovbjerg, PhD, MS, Co-Director of the Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR)!
Marit is an epidemiologist at Oregon State University whose research has shaped national policy on maternity care...
Marit is an epidemiologist at Oregon State University whose research has shaped national policy on maternity care...
Sunday Adetunji (he/him) is dedicated to the principle “No mother should die during childbirth” & strives to contribute to this critical area of healthcare, pursuing a specialized PhD program in Epidemiology w/a focus on maternal health @ OSU.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/32dwy
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/32dwy
August 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Sunday Adetunji (he/him) is dedicated to the principle “No mother should die during childbirth” & strives to contribute to this critical area of healthcare, pursuing a specialized PhD program in Epidemiology w/a focus on maternal health @ OSU.
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/32dwy
See all our collaborators here → vist.ly/32dwy