OB/GYNs walk away from anti-abortion states
A brain drain is underway in states that banned or severely restricted abortion after the fall of Roe v Wade, a new study suggests.
Mar 13, 2025
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Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services: News and Research on Maternal Health Services
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Co-designed resources aim to reduce weight stigma in maternity care
Weight stigma is a commonly reported experience in maternity care that negatively impacts the health of mothers and their babies. Women who experience weight stigma commonly report symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Babies born to teen mothers are smaller and weigh less than those born to adults, finds study
At a time when the number of teens having babies in the Mountain State remains higher than the national average, maternal and child health researchers at West Virginia University have found that these infants have a lower ...
Mar 10, 2025
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Higher quality maternity care associated with Indian Health Service access
A new study by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, published in Health Affairs, examined how well the health care system functioned for pregnant Native American and Alaska Native women.
Mar 4, 2025
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US ends funding for thousands of global health programs
The U.S. government has ended funding for some 5,800 global health programs, cutting off critical support for projects that provide vaccines, life-saving medications and emergency health care to millions of people globally.
Feb 28, 2025
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Maternity care spending: Study reveals racial and ethnic disparities
A new study appearing in JAMA Health Forum is the first to show that Black, Hispanic and Asian people with private insurance tend to pay more out-of-pocket for maternity care than white people.
Feb 28, 2025
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Research highlights AI's potential to help doctors detect congenital heart defects
Congenital heart defects (abnormalities of the heart that are present at birth) are the most common type of birth defect and, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 4 babies born with a heart ...
Jan 31, 2025
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Pre-pregnancy health initiatives overlook adolescents and young adults
Adolescents and young adults are being missed when it comes to pre-pregnancy health initiatives that could have a long-term impact on maternal, perinatal, and child health outcomes, according to a review by researchers from ...
Jan 22, 2025
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Experts raise concerns over maternity provision for pregnant women in UK prisons
Senior midwives and researchers with experience in criminal and social justice are among those calling for improved maternity provision for pregnant women in UK prisons.
Jan 15, 2025
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Study finds patients cared for by MedStar Health's Safe Babies Safe Moms program have better outcomes
Women who were cared for by the MedStar Health D.C. Safe Babies Safe Moms program (SBSM) had better outcomes in pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum, according to a study published in NEJM Catalyst . Additionally, the study ...
Jan 15, 2025
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