Henrietta Bada is a Philippines-born neonatologist at Kentucky Children's Hospital and professor of pediatrics at the University of Kentucky.
Education Bada became a Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 1969 from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines and completed her residency in 1973 at the University of Louisville. She became a Post Doctoral Fellow in Pediatrics (FAAP) at the University of Louisville in 1972. In 2000, she received her Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University of South Florida.
Career Since 2017, Bada has been serving as the Director for the Division of Maternal and Child Health, as well as the Title V Director for Kentucky. She has earned certification from the American Board of Pediatrics to practice both General Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. In addition to this, Bada is also a professor for the course "CPH 740- Introduction to Maternal and Child Health" at the University of Kentucky, which certifies doctoral students in the field. Bada actively researches newborn brain disorders and addiction in the NICU, as well as contributes to general research; she has published various findings from these studies. She is known for being one of the Principal Investigators (PI) of the Maternal Lifestyle Study (MLS), which examined children with histories of gestational drug exposure, up until they turned sixteen.
Publications The publications below are among the most cited and notable studies conducted by Bada, alongside other researchers.
"Maternal Lifestyle Study in Four Sites in the United States, 1993-2011 (ICPSR 34312)." NAHDAP, University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, Version V9, March 31, 2016.
Awards In 2015, Bada received the Dr. Thomas H. Pauly Perinatal Service Award from the Kentucky Perinatal Association (KPA). In addition to this, she is a recipient of The Founders Award from the KPA in 2018.
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