Drug Topics January 23, 2026
Natalie DiPietro Mager, PharmD, PhD, joins Drug Topics to celebrate Maternal Health Awareness Day.
In the women’s health space, health care professionals are increasingly addressing systemic barriers such as maternity care deserts and the rising tide of medical misinformation. Expanding the pharmacist’s role into clinical services offers a vital pathway to closing these historically persistent gaps.
“We really need to be working with individuals before or between their pregnancies to help them be in their optimal health, such that when they become pregnant, they have a better outcome,” said Natalie DiPietro Mager, PharmD, PhD, professor of pharmacy practice at Ohio Northern University and host of the Scripted for Her podcast powered by Drug Topics. “I definitely think this pre-conception or...







