Experts have spent recent years trying to better understand and address significant racial disparities and inequities in maternal health.
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The United States is still among one of the most dangerous developed nations for childbirth, especially in rural areas and communities of color, according to a new March of Dimes report. About 36 percent of U.S. counties ...
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The COVID-19 pandemic produced no shortage of somber statistics. But for people who care about women's health, one number about Hispanic women stood out.
Sep 30, 2022
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Despite advances in imaging and prenatal screening, not all abnormalities are detectable early in pregnancy, making safe late termination services essential for equitable reproductive health care, according to the authors ...
Sep 12, 2022
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A new study suggests that due to restrictions on maternity care caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, new fathers in the UK were left feeling isolated, with a sense of loss and disconnection, by being excluded from aspects of ...
Aug 25, 2022
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Maternal health care is disappearing across the rural U.S., forcing millions of childbearing people to travel long distances to deliver a baby and for prenatal care.
Aug 11, 2022
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Replacing or supplementing in-person maternal care with telehealth generally results in similar and sometimes better outcomes than in-person care alone, Oregon Health & Science University researchers have found.
Aug 4, 2022
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Every year around the world, 295,000 women die due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Seven in 10 of these maternal deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. These deaths are usually caused by excessive bleeding, infection, ...
Jul 25, 2022
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A new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons provides robust evidence to support diversifying the health care workforce as a remedy for addressing ...
Jul 20, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts have taken a disproportionate toll on American mothers who were pregnant or just gave birth. Maternal mortality (i.e., deaths during pregnancy or in the early postpartum period) increased ...
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