Living in a neighborhood with high eviction rates over time is associated with higher rates of psychological distress among pregnant Black women compared to those who live in areas with lower eviction rates, a new study has ...
Mar 25, 2024
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Maternal death rates are widely considered to reflect a country's overall well-being and the quality of the health care system.
Feb 14, 2024
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Researchers assessed the development and implementation of a quality improvement learning collaborative's (QILC) intervention to link high-risk prenatal patients with primary care. The aims of the study were twofold: To identify ...
Jan 22, 2024
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One in 10 Georgians know of someone who has died during pregnancy, at delivery, or soon after giving birth.
Nov 29, 2023
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Maternal mortality in the U.S. is on the rise and more than half of maternal deaths occur in the postpartum year.
Nov 6, 2023
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Prior to the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, women in states that severely limit or outlaw access to abortion were 13% more likely to have a live birth resulting from an unintended pregnancy than those in states where abortion ...
Nov 1, 2023
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Research led by Peiyin Hung has dug deeper into the challenges surrounding maternity care access that the health services policy and management assistant professor has been unveiling through her recent research. Adding to ...
Sep 28, 2023
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Pregnant women with a history of substance abuse face a dramatically increased risk of death from heart attack and stroke during childbirth when compared with women without history of substance abuse, a new Smidt Heart Institute ...
Sep 18, 2023
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Medical terminology evolves alongside our understanding of medicine. As time goes by, new terms are adopted while others are abandoned. In midwifery, there should always be a strong emphasis on the language we use, particularly ...
Aug 23, 2023
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From receiving no response to cries for help to being verbally abused, 1 in 5 U.S. mothers say they were mistreated by a health care professional during pregnancy and delivery.
Aug 23, 2023
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