Health informatics
Baby boomers push median age of Americans up as births decline
The American population is older than it used to be, according to new U.S. Census data.
May 25, 2023
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News tagged with birth rates
Obstetrics & gynaecology
A striking gap between deaths of Black and white babies plagues the South
Years before the Bamberg County Hospital closed in 2012, and the next-closest hospital in neighboring Barnwell shut its doors in 2016, those facilities had stopped delivering babies.
May 24, 2023
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Health
Study finds extreme mortality rate in Central African Republic
A new study by public health researchers presents stark evidence that the Central African Republic (CAR) is experiencing a severe health and humanitarian emergency, with what is likely the highest measured nationwide mortality ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Big drop in US pregnancies seen since 2010
Pregnancy rates in the United States suffered a steep decline during the last decade, new government data shows.
Apr 12, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study: 1996 to 2019 saw drop in mortality rate of infant offspring of teens
The mortality rate of infants of teens decreased 16.7 percent from 1996 to 2019, with a significant decline across racial and ethnic and urbanization subgroups, according to a study published online April 10 in Pediatrics.
Apr 10, 2023
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Cardiology
Q&A: Successful conception and delivery with a heart issue
I am 32 and have lived with a congenital heart issue since childhood. I am newly married and would like to have children, but I understand that a pregnancy might be high-risk for me. How does pregnancy affect the heart? And ...
Apr 7, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study reveals new insights into what caused the 1920 baby boom
A new study led by Oxford University's Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science has found that the 1918 influenza pandemic had a much longer negative effect on fertility than previously thought. The results, published this ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Health
Pregnancy-related deaths spiked for second consecutive year during COVID-19
Following the emergence of the highly contagious Delta and Omicron COVID-19 variants pregnancy-related mortality rates, in the United States rose faster in 2021, compared to the previous year, according to a new study by ...
Mar 16, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Report: 2020 to 2021 saw increase in maternal mortality rates
From 2020 to 2021, there was an increase in the maternal mortality rate, which was seen across racial and ethnic groups and across ages, according to a report published in the March Health E-Stats, a publication of the U.S. ...
Mar 16, 2023
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Health
One woman dies every 2 mins in pregnancy, childbirth: UN
A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth complications, despite maternal mortality rates dropping by a third in 20 years, the United Nations said Thursday.
Feb 23, 2023
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