Medical economics

Medicaid coverage for new moms gaining support in GOP states

After years of refusing to expand Medicaid benefits for new moms, Republican officials in more than a half-dozen states are now reversing course and trumpeting that coverage as central to their conservative, anti-abortion ...

Medications

Single-dose antibiotic can prevent maternal sepsis and death

A single oral dose of the antibiotic azithromycin can reduce the risk of postpartum sepsis and death among women who deliver vaginally by one-third, according to a large multi-country clinical trial, called A-PLUS. Only 1.6% ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Maternal deaths and disparities increase in Mississippi

Deaths from pregnancy complications have become more prevalent in Mississippi, and racial disparities in the health of those who give birth have widened in recent years, according to a report released Thursday by the state's ...

Health

Call to address women's reproductive needs holistically

New research, published in The Lancet Public Health, brought together a variety of different types of evidence—including previous studies, new data on women's preferences, and case studies of existing practice across the ...

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