UK maternal deaths reaches highest level in 20 years: study
The number of women in Britain dying during pregnancy or soon afterwards has reached its highest level in almost two decades, a new study reported Thursday.
Jan 11, 2024
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The number of women in Britain dying during pregnancy or soon afterwards has reached its highest level in almost two decades, a new study reported Thursday.
Jan 11, 2024
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A systemic review evaluating 37 studies relating to respectful maternal care (RMC) found that current research addressing this topic lacks a "gold standard" method for measuring respectful maternity carel. The authors also ...
Jan 1, 2024
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O'laysha Davis was a few weeks shy of her due date when in mid-August she decided it was time to switch doctors.
Dec 13, 2023
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Black people make up about 38% of Mississippi's population, but a new study shows that Black women were four times more likely to die of causes directly related to pregnancy than white women in the state in 2020.
Dec 8, 2023
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One in 10 Georgians know of someone who has died during pregnancy, at delivery, or soon after giving birth.
Nov 29, 2023
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Racial inequities in maternal morbidity and mortality persist into the postpartum period, leading to a higher rate of postpartum hospital use among Black and Hispanic people but until now little was understood how to best ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Maternal mortality in the U.S. is on the rise and more than half of maternal deaths occur in the postpartum year.
Nov 6, 2023
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Prior to the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, women in states that severely limit or outlaw access to abortion were 13% more likely to have a live birth resulting from an unintended pregnancy than those in states where abortion ...
Nov 1, 2023
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The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year—the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nov 1, 2023
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When Andria Peterson began working as a clinical pharmacist in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units at St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Henderson, Nevada, in 2009, she witnessed the devastating effects the opioid ...
Oct 25, 2023
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