After Abortion Bans, Infant Mortality and Births Increased, Research Finds
The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth ...
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Causes of Death and Associated Conditions (Codac) - A Utilitarian Approach to the Classification of Perinatal Deaths
A carefully classified dataset of perinatal mortality will retain the most significant information on the causes of death. Such information is needed for health care policy development ...
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Africa: Tanzania's Success to Reduce Maternal Mortality Ushers in a Model for Africa
Press Release - Tanzania has reduced maternal mortality by 80% in a seven-year period, from 556 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2016 to 104 per 100,000 in 2022. The success is attributable to ...
I Have a PhD In Perinatal Health. Here’s The 1 Thing That Still Shocked Me About Giving Birth.
Birth is unpredictable. It is full of gore, fluids, wetness and screams. It flirts with death. Even today, with modern ...
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Postpartum Readmission Rate for Hypertension Substantially Lower With Nifedipine Than With Labetalol
Postpartum patients with hypertension who were prescribed nifedipine at discharge had an 88% lower readmission rate than ...
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‘Everybody Needs a Village’: These Health Providers Are Redesigning Care for New Jersey’s Black Moms
Black women are nearly seven times more likely to die than white women from a pregnancy-related death in New Jersey. Several ...
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After losing her baby, New Orleans woman turns grief into organization that helps NICU families
Kimberly Novod, founder and executive director of Saul's Light, stands on the NICU floor of Manning Family Children's in New ...
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Birth Rates, Infant Mortality Increased in Abortion Ban States
States that implemented abortion bans had an estimated 0.33 additional infant deaths per 1,000 live births above the expected rate of 5.93 (observed 6.26), or a relative 5.60% increase in the infant ...
As climate change takes toll on maternal mental health, ASHA workers are tackling the challenge
Even as researchers are trying to understand the phenomenon, India’s community health workers are acting as an early warning ...
Lake County unveils mobile clinic to help expand health outreach
For Lake County Health Officer Dr. Chandana Vavilala, the new mobile health clinic is a game changer to improve health ...