Health
Non-medical causes responsible for many maternal deaths
Intimate partner violence, substance use disorder and mental illness may be as threatening to health and survival during pregnancy in U.S cities as medical issues.
Oct 13, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Research finds maternal death rate increasing in U.S.
The number of women who die during or soon after pregnancy is on the rise in the United States, while on the decline internationally, according to new research from the University of Maryland Population Research Center (MPRC).
Aug 12, 2016
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Health
US maternal mortality rates higher than reported, study finds
Despite the United Nations Millennium Development Goal of a 75 percent reduction in maternal deaths by 2015, the estimated maternal mortality rate for 48 U.S. states and the District of Columbia actually increased by 26.6 ...
Aug 10, 2016
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Health
Growing threat of noncommunicable diseases to survival in pregnancy and childbirth
Geneva, 2 May 2016. More women in Mexico than previously thought are dying of indirect causes of maternal mortality - such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension - conditions that often predate their pregnancies, according to ...
May 2, 2016
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Health
Will the Zika virus prompt Latin America to rethink abortion and birth control?
The Zika virus outbreak and its probable association with microcephaly in newborns are prompting calls to loosen Latin America's strict abortion laws and make birth control more readily available.
Mar 16, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Simple test allows for rapid diagnosis of preeclampsia
Researchers have found that a simple test can rapidly detect one of the world's most deadly pregnancy-related conditions, which could have a major impact on global health.
Feb 4, 2016
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Health
Increased childbirth at Indian health facilities led to no matching reduction in maternal deaths
To reduce maternal and neo-natal deaths, India launched a cash transfer programme in 2005 that provides monetary incentives for women to give birth in health facilities instead of at home. While the programme successfully ...
Jan 18, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Research offers recommendations for use of aspirin to prevent preeclampsia
To prevent preeclampsia, new research suggests that low-dose aspirin should be given prophylactically to all women at high risk (those with diabetes or chronic hypertension) and any woman with two or more moderate risk factors ...
Dec 16, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Maternal suicides – more could be prevented
A UK-wide study of pregnancy-related deaths in women has found that while overall numbers are falling, some women could receive better care, particularly in relation to their mental health.
Dec 8, 2015
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Pediatrics
Sleep environment one of several factors behind reduction in sudden infant death syndrome
While the successful public health campaign to improve infant sleep environments has long been associated with declines in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), an analysis of 30 years of data by researchers from Boston Children's ...
Dec 2, 2015
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