UK maternal deaths reaches highest level in 20 years: study
The number of women in Britain dying during pregnancy or soon afterwards has reached its highest level in almost two decades, a new study reported Thursday.
Jan 11, 2024
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The number of women in Britain dying during pregnancy or soon afterwards has reached its highest level in almost two decades, a new study reported Thursday.
Jan 11, 2024
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Maternal suicide is an alarming public health issue and the second most common cause of death during the postnatal period. New research from the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM) published in JAMA Network Open shows ...
Jan 10, 2024
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The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% last year—the largest increase in two decades, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nov 1, 2023
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The majority of research and public discourse on US maternal mortality focuses on pregnancy-related maternal deaths—deaths caused or accelerated by a pregnancy—rather than the broader category of pregnancy-associated ...
Oct 12, 2023
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Scientists have developed a new method to identify pregnant women who are at imminent risk of developing pre-eclampsia, a leading cause of disability and death.
Oct 4, 2023
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Black women were more likely to die during pregnancy or soon after in every year from 1999 through 2019, compared with Hispanic, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and white ...
Aug 21, 2023
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Sonia Hassan and Hala Ouweini, Wayne State University
Aug 3, 2023
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Preeclampsia is a serious pregnancy disorder, marked by high blood pressure and the presence of proteins in urine, affecting between 2% and 4% of pregnant women worldwide, leading to about 46,000 maternal deaths and about ...
Jul 20, 2023
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Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded unequally.
Jul 8, 2023
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Five million children under five years old died in 2021. Of these, nearly half occurred within the first month—a time of high vulnerability. Sub-Saharan Africa had the highest death rate in the world: 27 in 1,000 newborn ...
Jun 26, 2023
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