Obstetrics & gynaecology
Rural hospitals built during baby boom now face baby bust
Rural regions like the one surrounding a southern Iowa town used to have a lot more babies, and many more places to give birth to them.
Jul 22, 2024
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Health Services: News and Research on Maternal Health Services
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Researchers draw insights from COVID-19 to inform improved health care in times of crisis
Among the many challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic presented, disruptions in health care were among the most impactful. The pandemic was large-scale, lasted over two years, and resulted in millions of hospitalizations and ...
Jul 18, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Immigrant moms feel unsafe and unheard when seeking pregnancy care, says neonatologist
Immigrants make up nearly 16% of Philadelphia's population of 1.6 million, according to a 2024 report from Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew reports this marks the largest percentage since the 1940s, and above the national percentage ...
Jul 15, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Many US women unhappy with maternal health care, poll finds
Many women are unhappy with the state of U.S. maternal health care, but a major new poll finds most Americans don't understand how badly the nation lags behind other wealthy countries in this area.
Jun 6, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Arizona's now-repealed abortion ban serves as a cautionary tale for reproductive health care across the US
When the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on April 9, 2024, that the state's Civil War-era law banning nearly all abortions was enforceable, it brought into stark reality the potential impacts of leaving reproductive rights up ...
May 9, 2024
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Health
Living at higher altitudes in India linked to increased risk of childhood stunting
Living at higher altitudes in India is linked to an increased risk of stunted growth, with children living in homes 2,000 meters or more above sea level 40% more at risk than those living 1,000 meters below, finds research ...
Apr 25, 2024
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Have you ever suffered intimate partner abuse? We asked girls in Malawi and 40% said yes
Intimate partner violence starts early. Around one in four girls aged between 15 and 19 worldwide have already been subjected to physical or sexual violence.
Apr 8, 2024
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Health
Pre-pregnancy risk factors are common among women of reproductive age
Researchers want to improve the recording of pregnancy risk factors in GP medical records for their women patients after a Monash University-led audit found a concerning number were at risk.
Mar 25, 2024
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Infant mortality rates vary across race, Hispanic-origin groups
There is variation in infant mortality rates across maternal race and Hispanic-origin groups and by selected maternal characteristics, according to the March 5 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the National ...
Mar 6, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shares wāhine Māori birth experiences
Improving the sometimes-devastating birth and post-natal experiences of wāhine Māori in Aotearoa is the aim of a group of University of Otago researchers.
Mar 5, 2024
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