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CDC: 80 percent of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a recent study concluding that more...
'Staggering' and 'sobering': More than 80% of US maternal deaths are preventable, CDC study shows
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA staggering number of maternal deaths in the United States were found to be preventable, according...
Women shouldn't die during pregnancy. In Florida, too many still do. | Ranking Florida
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThis editorial is the opinion of The Palm Beach Post Editorial Board, not the Post’s newsroom....
Maternal health advocates in Mass. push bills to train, license and reimburse midwives
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 8 months agoBOSTON - They came with signs, with strollers and their babies in their arms. Dozens of people...
4 women who had life-threatening ectopic pregnancies describe their harrowing ordeals: 'It nearly...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSarah Myerson (left) and Erica Swallow, two survivors of life-threatening ectopic...
Maternal mental health conditions drive climbing death rate in US, research says
CNN via AOL· 4 months agoMaternal mental illness is the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths in the US, according to a...
There’s a renewed push in Congress for Medicaid to cover doulas and midwives
Utah News Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 month agoOriginally published by The 19th Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Gwen Moore of...
One in 5 maternal deaths is due to mental health issues. What's the solution?
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOAKHAM — Jennifer Ford knew there was something wrong after the birth of her second child, Mckinley....
Doctors call for changes to laws that criminalize drug use during pregnancy
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoBrandi Williams had been up for two straight days smoking crack cocaine when she realized she was...
Maternal deaths surged during the pandemic. How California is fighting that trend
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDeaths of pregnant women surged by 40% during the pandemic, according to new federal data....