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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS

@kavitashaharora.bsky.social
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Professor and Division Director of General Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Midwifery at UNC. Ob/Gyn. Bioethicist. Women's Health Advocate. Researcher. Health Policy. tarheels.live/arora www.sopra-research.com #medsky #obgynsky #reprosky

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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS @kavitashaharora.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Honored for the chance to serve our patients and our profession on the ACOG national board! Appreciate the support and your vote! @acog-org.bsky.social #reprosky #obgynsky
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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS @kavitashaharora.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Beyond proud of Brooke Bullington, whose PhD dissertation committee I have been HONORED to serve on, who defended her research on the contraceptive paradox! When you have published over 45 papers during your graduate work, the sky is your limit!! #reprosky
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The Hastings Center for Bioethics @hastingscenter.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Why are young women opting to be sterilized? 😩 What are unintended consequences of this decision?🤔 Hastings Center Bioethicist and Research Associate Danielle Pacia weighs in, NEW article by Deseret News! bit.ly/41pegrZ #HastingsCenter #Bioethics #Sterilization #FertilityCrisis
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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS @kavitashaharora.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Data are not political. Clinical guidelines are not political. Healthcare (which is a human right) depends on both.
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ACOG @acog.org · 06/02/2025
Restoring access to CDC and NIH datasets and guidance is a public health imperative. ACOG and leading physician groups urge Congress to ensure that CDC, NIH, and public health agencies have the resources and ability to provide physicians and the public with the information they need. bit.ly/4hPJjCR
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UNC Obstetrics and Gynecology @uncobgyn.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
On January 14th, @kavitashaharora.bsky.social was honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), one of the U.S. government's highest recognitions for emerging leaders in science and engineering. 🇺🇸 #science #obgyn Read more: buff.ly/4h4HOAy
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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS @kavitashaharora.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Thrilled to be selected by President Biden for the PECASE Award! Thanks to NICHD/NIH for the nomination! I don't really feel as "early career" as I did when nominated 4 years ago, but I am so happy to see recognition of the importance of science (esp in SRH) and our pipeline! @reprosky @obgynsky
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President Biden Honors Nearly 400 Federally Funded Early-Career Scientists | OSTP | The White House
Today, President Biden awarded nearly 400 scientists and engineers the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outst...
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UNC Obstetrics and Gynecology @uncobgyn.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Dr. Kavita Arora has received an invitation from the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services to serve on the National Advisory Child Health and Human Development (NACHHD) Council. Congratulations, @kavitashaharora.bsky.social 🌟 🔗 Read the full story: www.med.unc.edu/obgyn/2025/0...
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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS @kavitashaharora.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Honored to receive an invitation to serve on an NIH Institute’s Advisory Council from Secretary Becerra! More importantly, hoping this means that our nation continues to invest in women’s health and contraceptive research! #reprosky #obgynsky
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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS @kavitashaharora.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
There is a large discrepancy between patient and obgyn priorities in seeking or recommending permanent contraception. LARCs are equally efficacious clinically but are not equivalent to permanent contraception for patients! #obgynsky #reprosky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Patient and obstetrician-gynecologist perspectives on considering long-acting reversible contraception for postpartum patients who desire permanent contraception
We sought to understand patients’ and obstetrician-gynecologists’ priorities in seeking or recommending long-acting reversible contraceptive methods (…
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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS @kavitashaharora.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
There is NOTHING “pro-life” about the anti-abortion movement #reprosky #obgynsky www.ajmc.com/view/infant-...
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Infant Mortality Increases Across US Following Dobbs Decision
The Dobbs decision was associated with a 7% absolute increase in overall infant mortality—equivalent to 247 excess deaths—and a 10% increase among infants with congenital anomalies, corresponding to 2...
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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS @kavitashaharora.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
Because the best work holiday parties have Ramses! @uncobgyn.bsky.social #obgynsky
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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS @kavitashaharora.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Honored to be your starting visual!
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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS @kavitashaharora.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Abortion bans do not decrease abortion, lead to worsening maternal health, lead to clinician moral distress, and lead to obgyns leaving communities. How is this "pro-life"?? www.nbcnews.com/health/women... #reprosky #obgynsky
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Pregnant with no OB-GYNs around: Maternity care became a casualty of Idaho's abortion ban
After an Idaho hospital closed its obstetrics department, pregnant women in the county have been left without nearby care. Their OB-GYNs fled the state.
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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS @kavitashaharora.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Thank you @nationalacademies.org! It makes NO sense that my NIH funding is from an institute devoted to child health and human development. We are more than our ability to procreate. www.nationalacademies.org/news/2024/12...
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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS @kavitashaharora.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Well if you don’t measure it, it didn’t really happen right? 🤦🏽‍♀️ #reprosky #obgynsky www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Texas committee won’t examine maternal deaths in first years after abortion ban
The largest state with an abortion ban, Texas can offer broader insight into the impact of abortion laws than any other state in the country.
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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS @kavitashaharora.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Calling gender-affirming care experimentation is blatant disinformation. There is no slippery slope to deregulation, just evidenced-based care that saves lives. Citing “abortion on demand by adolescents” gives away that this is just more moral policing #reprosky www.huffpost.com/entry/missou...
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Missouri Judge Upholds Ban On Gender-Affirming Medical Care For Trans Youth
The judge also suggested that treating gender dysphoria could be a slippery slope to depriving the Missouri legislature of its ability to regulate drugs.
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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS @kavitashaharora.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
You know what happens when doctors leave a city/county/state because it is unsustainable to continue to practice there? People suffer. That’s it. There is no other outcome. #obgynsky #reprosky www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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The Texas Ob-Gyn Exodus
Amid increasingly stringent abortion laws, doctors who provide maternal care have been fleeing the state.
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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS @kavitashaharora.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
It has been such an honor to serve as a fellow and consultant to the @nationalacademies.org Standing Committee on Reproductive Health Equity and Society. Last committee meeting today - but looking forward to continued work! www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/sta... #obgynsky #reprosky
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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS @kavitashaharora.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Confidentiality is important - but public health findings and science must be public. Especially when the government involved may not wish to be accountable for the findings. #abortionishealthcare #reprorights #reprosky #obgynsky
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UNC Obstetrics and Gynecology @uncobgyn.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Dr. Arora’s participation in the recent AMA Interim Meeting on November 15th underscores ACOG’s ongoing efforts to advance priorities in women’s health care! To read more: www.med.unc.edu/obgyn/2024/1...
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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS @kavitashaharora.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Join us at the @nationalacademies.org workshop on measuring reproductive health equity now! www.nationalacademies.org/event/43944_... #obgynsky #reprosky
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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS @kavitashaharora.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
So proud of #postdoc Betsy Pleasants for her presentation yesterday at the UNC Carolina Seminar on Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice! #mentorship #reprosky #mededsky #obgynsky
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Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, MS @kavitashaharora.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Hello BlueSky! I’m a mother, #obgyn, #bioethics, researcher in population/public health/health policy with a focus on #contraception, and fierce advocate! Passionate about mentorship. Professor and division director at UNC, active with ACOG/AMA/NAM. #medsky #obgynsky #reprosky #bioethicssky
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