Martha Tesfalul, MD
Assistant Professor
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
School of Medicine

Education & Training

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• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2019

Publications (23)

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BotswanaCell PhonePrenatal CarePregnancy, MultipleMouth DiseasesVulvar NeoplasmsPremature BirthTelemedicinePerinatal DeathOral MedicineStillbirthBreech PresentationOral HealthCesarean SectionPre-Eclampsia

• Comparative Effect of Two Enhanced Prenatal Care Models on Care Experiences: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
  Obstetrics and gynecology 2026 Afulani PA, León-Martínez D, Carraway K, Curry VC, Chambers Butcher BD, Simard B, Blat C, Coleman-Phox K, Blebu BE, Felder JN, Karasek D, Tesfalul MA, Garza MA, Mcculloch CE, Kuppermann M
• Comparative effectiveness of two enhanced prenatal care models on preterm birth: an exploratory analysis of the EMBRACE randomized trial.
  American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM 2026 León-Martínez D, Curry V, Carraway K, Blat C, Coleman-Phox K, Blebu BE, Karasek D, Butcher BDC, Afulani PA, Tesfalul MA, Felder JN, Ramirez GR, Garza MA, Lessard L, Downer C, Rand L, McCulloch CE, …
• A study of implementation fidelity to an adapted community-based model of enhanced group prenatal care.
  Translational behavioral medicine 2026 Blebu B, Tesfalul M, Ramirez G, Carraway K, Martinez E, Garza MA, Garibay K, Kuppermann M
• A Community-Centered and Antiracist Model of Whole-Person Perinatal Care: Beloved Birth Black Centering.
  Journal of midwifery & women's health 2025 De Ornelas M, Harley KG, Davis D, Gruver A, Santana DC, Hayes K, Tesfalul M, Wren J
• Contraceptive Counselling and Uptake Among Female Kidney Transplant Recipients in Ethiopia.
  Public health challenges 2024 Sium AF, Mohamed L, Tesfalul M, Tadesse F

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• A randomized comparative-effectiveness study of two enhanced prenatal care models for low-income pregnant people: Engaging Mothers & Babies; Reimagining Antenatal Care for Everyone (EMBRACE).
  Contemporary clinical trials 2024 Kuppermann M, Pressman A, Coleman-Phox K, Afulani P, Blebu B, Carraway K, Butcher BC, Curry V, Downer C, Edwards B, Felder JN, Fontenot J, Garza MA, Karasek D, Lessard L, Martinez E, McCulloch CE, …
• Improving the Rate of Delayed Cord Clamping in Preterm Infants: A Quality Improvement Project.
  Hospital pediatrics 2023 Chan S, Duck M, Frometa K, Liebowitz M, Rosenstein MG, Tesfalul M, Cornet MC, Kramer KP
• Preeclampsia: a report and recommendations of the workshop of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and the Preeclampsia Foundation.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2022 Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM). Electronic address: pubs@smfm.org, Louis JM, Parchem J, Vaught A, Tesfalul M, Kendle A, Tsigas E
• Perceived stress and COVID-19-related stressors: the moderating role of social support during pregnancy.
  Women & health 2022 Blebu BE, Tesfalul M, Karasek D, McCulloch CE, Fontenot J, Lessard L, Kuppermann M
• Perinatal outcomes and 2017 ACC/AHA blood pressure categories.
  Pregnancy hypertension 2022 Tesfalul MA, Sperling JD, Blat C, Parikh NI, Gonzalez-Velez JM, Zlatnik MG, Norton ME
• The association of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy with preterm birth: A retrospective cohort study in California.
  Lancet regional health. Americas 2021 Karasek D, Baer RJ, McLemore MR, Bell AJ, Blebu BE, Casey JA, Coleman-Phox K, Costello JM, Felder JN, Flowers E, Fuchs JD, Gomez AM, Karvonen K, Kuppermann M, Liang L, McKenzie-Sampson S, McCulloch CE…
• Patient and provider perspectives on preterm birth risk assessment and communication.
  Patient education and counseling 2021 Tesfalul MA, Feuer SK, Castillo E, Coleman-Phox K, O'Leary A, Kuppermann M
• 926 Aspirin utilization among pregnancies meeting US preventative services task force criteria.
  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2021 Martha A. Tesfalul, Shakkaura E. Kemet, India Perez-Urbano, Arthurine Zakama, Cinthia Blat, Laura L. Jelliffe-Pawlowski, Marya G. Zlatnik
• 981 Addressing clinical and process factors associated with delayed cord clamping for preterm neonates.
  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2021 Martha A. Tesfalul, Katelin Kramer, Marie-Coralie Cornet, Meghan Duck, Melissa Liebowitz
• Identifying risk factors for perinatal death at Tororo District Hospital, Uganda: a case-control study.
  BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2020 Tesfalul MA, Natureeba P, Day N, Thomas O, Gaw SL
• 119: Adverse perinatal outcomes associated with elevated blood pressure and stage 1 hypertension.
  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2020 Martha Tesfalul, Jeffrey Sperling, Cinthia Blat, Nisha Parikh, Juan Gonzalez Velez, Marya Zlatnik, Mary E. Norton
• 933: Comparing potential risk factors for perinatal death in singleton and twin pregnancies at a rural hospital in Uganda.
  American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2018 Martha Tesfalul, Paul Natureeba, Nathan Day, Stephanie L. Gaw
• Application of “Capacity Cascade” as Novel Approach to Emergency Obstetric Care Readiness Assessment in Guatemala [38G].
  Obstetrics and Gynecology 2017 Martha Tesfalul, Solange Madriz, John Cranmer, Edgar Kestler, Dilys Walker
• Evaluation of a Mobile Health Approach to Tuberculosis Contact Tracing in Botswana.
  Journal of health communication 2016 Ha YP, Tesfalul MA, Littman-Quinn R, Antwi C, Green RS, Mapila TO, Bellamy SL, Ncube RT, Mugisha K, Ho-Foster AR, Luberti AA, Holmes JH, Steenhoff AP, Kovarik CL
• Evaluating the potential impact of a mobile telemedicine system on coordination of specialty care for patients with complicated oral lesions in Botswana.
  Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA 2015 Tesfalul M, Littman-Quinn R, Antwi C, Ndlovu S, Motsepe D, Phuthego M, Tau B, Mohutsiwa-Dibe N, Kovarik C
• Oncogenic viral prevalence in invasive vulvar cancer specimens from human immunodeficiency virus-positive and -negative women in Botswana.
  International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society 2014 Tesfalul M, Simbiri K, Wheat CM, Motsepe D, Goldbach H, Armstrong K, Hudson K, Kayembe MK, Robertson E, Kovarik C
• A mobile health approach to tuberculosis contact tracing in resource-limited settings.
  Studies in health technology and informatics 2013 Ha YP, Littman-Quinn R, Antwi C, Seropola G, Green RS, Tesfalul MA, Ho-Foster A, Luberti AA, Holmes JH, Steenhoff AP, Kovarik CL
• Evaluating the impact of a mobile oral telemedicine system on medical management and clinical outcomes of patients with complicated oral lesions in Botswana.
  Studies in health technology and informatics 2013 Tesfalul M, Littman-Quinn R, Antwi C, Ndlovu S, Motsepe D, Phuthego M, Tau B, Mohutsiwa-Dibe N, Kovarik C