By Vijayalakshmi Raghavan New Delhi: The Government of India runs many schemes and programs to provide quality services to pregnant women and children with an aim to reduce neonatal and infant mortality rates (NMR/IMR) as well as the maternal mortality ratio (MMR). This is one of the prime focus areas of the National Health Mission’s … Read more
Dying during pregnancy, delivery, or soon after having a baby is more common in the U.S. than in any industrialized nation. It’s called “maternal mortality,” and it’s nearly three times more likely for Black women than white women. To help save lives, a growing number of U.S. hospitals are using obstetric simulation centers where medical teams … Read more
The maternal mortality rate for Black women in the U.S. is nearly three times higher than it is for white women. If you’re a pregnant Black woman, what can you do to help protect yourself and your baby? Source link
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number of American women with chronic high blood pressure who are dying during and after pregnancy is up sharply, a new study warns. Of 155 million births in the United States between 1979 and 2018, more than 3,200 mothers died of high blood pressure-related causes— … Read more
Amie Reaux, mother of Keighlie Reaux, Youngsville, LA. Michelle Owens, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson. Torri Metz, MD, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City. Emily Adhikari, MD, medical director of perinatal infectious diseases, Parkland Hospital, Dallas. Danielle Jones, MD, obstetrician-gynecologist, Austin, TX. … Read more
The loss of livelihoods and income reduced the already limited control women had over their assets. (Photo source: IE) By Dr. Aparajita Gogoi, As India emerges from the second wave of COVID-19 infection, here’s a brief analysis on how knowledge gathered during the pandemic’s initial wave in 2020 may assist the national recovery effort. Twenty-three-year-old … Read more
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Although heart problems are rare complications of pregnancy, Black women face a heightened risk — even if they have comfortable incomes and health insurance, a new study finds. It’s well established that the United States has a higher maternal mortality rate than other wealthy nations, and … Read more
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — American women are far more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than women in other wealthy countries — and a national shortage of maternity care providers bodes ill for the future. Those are some of the findings from a new report … Read more