Research Team

Dr. Liberty Reforma is a maternal fetal medicine physician at Boston Medical Center. She is working to improve patient safety and outcomes among those delivering at Boston Medical Center. Her family emigrated to the United States from the Philippines when she was a child and she knows the importance of understanding the communities in which patients live and work in improving pregnancy and postpartum health.

Dr. Samantha Parker Kelleher is an epidemiologist at Boston University School of Public Health. She is interested in understanding how hypertension affects postpartum patients. She has previously worked with doctors and patients at Boston Medical Center to conduct research on home blood pressure monitoring and hypertension during pregnancy and after delivery.

Dr. Christina Yarrington is a maternal fetal medicine physician that worked at Boston Medical Center and treated many patients that had hypertension during or after their delivery. Dr. Yarrington now works at the University of New Mexico, ensuring excellent care for the birthing population across the state of New Mexico through clinical care and putting patients’ stories in the center.

Idalis Chestnut is a project coordinator at Boston University School of Public Health. Idalis has been involved in many research studies focused on pregnant and postpartum patients. She has experience in recruiting patients from different backgrounds and cultures and conducting interviews about postpartum health. Idalis graduated with her Masters in Public Health from Boston University.