South Carolina received a poor report card from the March of Dimes in 2023 because more of its mothers die due to pregnancy-related complications or childbirth than the national average. For every 100,000 births, there are 32.7 maternal…
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. pregnancy-related deaths have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new government data suggests. About 680 women died last year during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, according to…
About 680 women died last year during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, according to provisional CDC data. That’s down from 817 deaths in 2022 and 1,205 in 2021, when it was the highest level in more than 50 years.
(BPT) - By Dr. Lisa Saul, UnitedHealthcare’s National Medical Director, Maternal & Child Health Pregnancy and childbirth are often celebrated as incredible, remarkable events in a woman's
(BPT) - By Dr. Lisa Saul, UnitedHealthcare’s National Medical Director, Maternal & Child Health Pregnancy and childbirth are often celebrated as incredible, remarkable events in a woman's …
A single low dose injection of esketamine given immediately after childbirth reduces major depressive episodes in individuals with depressive symptoms during pregnancy (prenatal depression), finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ…
A single low dose injection of esketamine given immediately after childbirth reduces major depressive episodes in individuals with depressive symptoms during pregnancy (prenatal depression), finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ…
An Australian woman refuses to get pregnant after claiming she has a fear of pregnancy and childbirth. The 35-year-old said the idea is "gross and scary."
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), has decried the loss of women during pregnancy and at the point of child delivery in Nigeria while raising the alarm that the current trajectory may push more women into extreme poverty in sub…