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Pregnancy loss, clinical language and respectful care

Maternal health · Health equity

Miscarriage in Silence: Intimate Loss and the Cold, Detached Language of Clinical Care

Drawing on her research on inequities in Canadian perinatal care, Nisha Malhotra examines how the language and institutional practices surrounding pregnancy loss can deepen distress at a moment of acute vulnerability. The essay translates questions of respectful care, communication and patient experience into a broader argument about what health systems owe patients when clinical outcomes cannot be changed.

The piece links public writing with related academic research on pregnancy loss, compassionate disclosure and inequities in Canadian perinatal care.

Cite: Malhotra, N. (2024). Miscarriage in Silence: Intimate Loss and the Cold, Detached Language of Clinical Care. Global Voices, THRIVE, The Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health.

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Health, Gender and Equity

Public scholarship

Violence Against Women Escalates as We Flatten the Curve for the COVID-19 Pandemic

In this Women’s Health Research Cluster article, Nisha Malhotra connects pandemic restrictions, economic insecurity, isolation and reduced access to support systems with increased risk of violence against women.

The article reflects her broader research agenda on domestic violence, women’s autonomy, household bargaining and the social conditions that shape vulnerability to gender-based violence.

Cite: Malhotra, N. (2020). Violence Against Women and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Women’s Health Research Cluster, University of British Columbia.

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Research translation

Child Malnutrition: Why Wealth Isn’t the Only Problem

The article highlights the role of nutrition information, maternal knowledge and health communication, connecting population-level empirical research to the design of nutrition programmes and public health interventions. Nisha Malhotra translated findings from her research on infant and young child feeding in India into a wider policy argument: poverty alone cannot explain inadequate feeding practices.

Cite: Malhotra, N. (2012). Child Malnutrition: Wealth Isn’t the Only Problem. LiveMint / The Wall Street Journal.

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Policy communication

Nutrition Education to Combat Child Malnutrition in India

This article focuses on nutrition education and public health messaging as tools for improving child feeding practices and reducing malnutrition in low-resource settings.

The piece connects Dr. Malhotra’s research on infant feeding, maternal knowledge and health information with policy questions about counselling, programme design and behaviour change.

Cite: Malhotra, N. (2012). Nutrition Education to Combat Child Malnutrition in India. Kaiser Global Health Update.

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From research finding to public debate

A central thread in Dr. Malhotra’s public writing is the translation of empirical findings into policy-facing questions. Her writing on child malnutrition in India shows how public debate can move beyond income-based explanations toward questions of maternal knowledge, counselling, public health communication and implementation.

This framing matters because nutrition policy is not only about whether households have enough resources. It is also about whether caregivers receive usable information, whether health systems provide effective counselling, and whether programmes reach families in ways that change feeding practices and child health outcomes.

Maternal and child nutrition research

Education, Inclusion and Institutional Practices

Inclusive higher education

Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities, Including Neurodivergent Learners

This Faculty Focus article examines structural and pedagogical barriers faced by students with disabilities and neurodivergent learners in higher education.

It reflects Dr. Malhotra’s long-standing teaching experience and her interest in translating research and institutional knowledge into practical strategies for more inclusive learning environments.

Cite: Malhotra, N., Av-Shalom, I., & Tatum, A. (2023). Bridging the Gap: Overcoming Barriers in Higher Ed for Students with Disabilities, Including Neurodivergent Learners. Faculty Focus.

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Expert commentary

Media Engagement and Policy-facing Communication

Dr. Malhotra’s public writing and commentary appear across media, institutional and policy-facing platforms, including LiveMint, Ideas for India, the Women’s Health Research Cluster, CanWaCH and Faculty Focus.

Together, these pieces create a public-facing record of expertise linking academic research with health equity, gender-based violence, maternal and child health, child nutrition, development economics and inclusive education.

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Academic research

STEP 2

Evidence interpretation

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Public communication

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Policy relevance

Platforms and Public-facing Outlets

Health and gender equity

CanWaCH, Women’s Health Research Cluster and related public-health platforms.

Development and nutrition

LiveMint, Ideas for India and global-health policy-oriented writing.

Higher education

Faculty Focus and public writing on inclusive teaching, accessibility and institutional barriers.