Idaho’s maternal death rate sharply drops, new state government report finds
Newly reassembled after state lawmakers let it expire, Idaho Maternal Mortality Review Committee releases 2023 report ...
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State-Level Data Show How Homicide, Suicide, Overdose Drive Pregnancy-Associated Mortality
Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont were the only 3 states to not report any pregnancy-associated firearm-related deaths from ...
Maternal death rates fall as disparities widen: CDC
Maternal deaths have dropped in the U.S. with the exception of Black mothers, according to data released this week from the ...
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Black Lives Matter NH maternal health conference brings disparities into focus
The U.S. has a much higher rate of maternal mortality than other high-income countries, and the risks are especially acute ...
Black Maternal Deaths Remain High Despite Overall Decline In U.S.
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- While maternal deaths in the U.S. declined in 2023, Black women still died at more ...
Pregnant women in Pennsylvania at growing risk of severe health problems: Report
Black women in Pennsylvania are 2.3 times as likely as white women to face serious maternal health problems, according to a ...
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Sanders’ maternal health plan would make it easier to get Medicaid — but not to keep it
The bill includes presumptive Medicaid eligibility, higher payments to doctors and hospitals — and, surprisingly, a provision ...
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Health Equity Round Up (February 10)
In the past few weeks, the National Indian Health Board opened a funding opportunity for maternal health awareness; a ...
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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 ...
Researchers: No link between maternal health during pregnancy, autism
A mom's health during pregnancy is not likely to influence her child's risk of autism, a new study argues. Many previous ...
Racial gap widens in maternal mortality around time of childbirth
Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023. That's ...
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House, Senate vote down support for maternal health care
Law makers rejected a budget amendment that would have added $18 million to the Wyoming Department of Health for local hospitals to support delivery and maternal care.