The death of a maternal health advocate brings mortality crisis of African American mothers into focus
In his 1845 work, The Condition of the Working Class in England, Friedrich Engels defined a phenomenon that describes with chilling...
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Infant mortality increased 14-fold after maternal death
Infant mortality increased 14-fold after maternal death | Image Credit: © ondrooo - © ondrooo - stock.adobe.com.A 14-fold increase in...
New Medicaid initiatives aim to tackle Alabama’s high infant and maternal death rates
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Leaders at the Alabama Medicaid Agency are hopeful that the state’s infant and maternal mortality rates, which...
Massive spike in pregnancy-related death in the US
The United States continues to have the highest maternal mortality rate among wealthy nations — and new research suggests the...
Harris Co. Public Health data shows Houston-area county leads US in Black maternal death rates
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- While Houston is home to the largest medical complex in the world, data in a...
‘One death is too many’: abortion bans usher in US maternal mortality crisis | Abortion
In Louisiana, doctors will no longer be able to carry a lifesaving medication with them during pregnancy emergencies. In Texas,...
Maternity Care Deserts On South And West Sides See Higher Infant, Maternal Death Rates
AUBURN GRESHAM — A new American Medical Association report studying the impact of OB-GYN clinic closures on maternal and infant...
Maternal Obesity Linked to Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
Babies born to mothers with obesity had a higher risk of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) compared with those born...
Racial disparities in cancer detection, early death rates
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