Blog - Zenith Health

Flowers are great, but the gift of real evidence is even better.

History helps remind us that celebrating mothers is not the same thing as supporting them, and that progress in women’s health has always required a willingness to take women’s experiences seriously: their experiences studied, their questions answered, their risks understood.

What No One Tells You About Postpartum Anxiety

Postpartum anxiety can conjure images of new moms pacing their apartment, hovering over the crib, wracked with images of something terrible befalling their infant. This presentation definitely exists, but it is not the whole picture by far.

The Evidence Behind Care Rooted in Justice and Joy - Black Maternal Health Week 2026

This year’s Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW) theme, Rooted in Justice & Joy, invites a shift: away from framing Black maternal health as a “problem to be solved” and towards evidence-based solutions that already exist within communities.

Why You Feel So Overwhelmed in Pregnancy

It's that feeling so many moms describe: the overwhelm that doesn't make sense (somehow, I used to manage all of this!), the emotional reactivity that feels out of character (I see red over the littlest inconveniences!), the 3am spiral when you can't turn your brain off (what if...then what?).

Studying Pregnancy Safely: Observational Research Explained

Contrary to what headlines and social media often suggest, science doesn’t actually deal in proof; it deals in probabilities. Studies give us estimates of how the world likely works, not absolute certainty – and the stronger their design and execution, the closer those estimates get to the truth.

Why Don't We Know More About Pregnancy?

There’s a growing recognition among experts that excluding pregnant people from research may cause more harm than including them — after all, pregnant people take medications whether we study them or not. So how do we fill the gaps in evidence, when traditional clinical trials aren't possible?

From Clickbait to Clarity

When tens (or even hundreds) of conflicting and clickbaiting headlines and notifications flood your phone’s home screen every day, how do you go about making sense of it all?

Celebrating Equal Research Day 2025

Today (June 10) is Equal Research Day: celebrated to raise awareness of the gender health gap and to promote inclusive research. June 10, 1993 is when women were finally required to be included in clinical research in the U.S.

Launching Zenith Health’s Platform to Close the Pregnancy Evidence Gap

April 30, 2025 — Today, we are proud to be launching the Zenith Health platform: the Zenith Pregnancy Evidence Project and Ask Penny!

Expecting & Informed: A Map of Pregnancy Health Resources

It’s incredible to see the ecosystem that has emerged around supporting women through pregnancy — from traditional healthcare providers, to new digital health solutions, and seemingly endless online resources and content.