Katherine Ahrens

Katherine Ahrens is an Associate Research Professor at the University of Southern Maine. Her research focuses on maternal and reproductive health epidemiology, with specific interests in opioid use disorder during pregnancy, racial and ethnic disparities in obstetric care, and the impacts of incarceration on reproductive health. Her recent work examines the consequences of the *Dobbs* decision on maternal morbidity, GLP-1 medication exposure during pregnancy, and trends in pregnancy loss and vaginal birth after cesarean. She has published in leading journals, including the *American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM* and *Obstetrics and Gynecology*.