US infant deaths rise for first time in decades
For the first time in two decades, the infant mortality rate in the United States has risen, new government data shows.
Jul 25, 2024
0
8
For the first time in two decades, the infant mortality rate in the United States has risen, new government data shows.
Jul 25, 2024
0
8
During the peak of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, there was an increase in maternal mortality in Chile. This is confirmed by a natural population experiment based on data from the Department of Health Statistics and Information ...
Jul 22, 2024
0
8
A comprehensive study released July 18 by the Commonwealth Fund, a health care equity nonprofit and research group, ranks Missouri and Kansas among the worst states in the nation for a variety of women's health metrics.
Jul 22, 2024
0
0
Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, even more women have struggled to find reproductive care, a new report warns.
Jul 18, 2024
0
0
Colorado's Medicaid program now covers doula care for all pregnant and postpartum members, but advocates don't expect to see an immediate improvement in maternal health.
Jul 9, 2024
0
0
Researchers at the University of Houston conclude that Black women in Texas experience severe maternal morbidity nearly twice as often as white women, underscoring a critical need for expanded health care for women well before ...
Jul 4, 2024
1
0
Maternal mortality rates in the United States continue to exceed those in other wealthy nations, with most women dying during pregnancy and childbirth in ways that were preventable, a new report shows.
Jun 4, 2024
0
0
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
0
0
The US maternal mortality rate in 2022 returned to the same level as two years prior, after a spike in 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, health authorities announced Thursday.
May 2, 2024
0
0
The number of American women who died at or soon after childbirth declined significantly in 2022, the latest government data shows, but the rate is still higher than pre-pandemic levels.
May 2, 2024
0
0