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After ex-Chiefs cheerleader died in pregnancy, spouse shines light on maternal health crisis
The Kansas City Star· 9 hours agoIn Missouri, black women are three times more likely to die within a year of pregnancy than white women.
Study: COVID-19 has widened racial gaps in pregnancy-associated deaths from non-obstetric causes in...
Medical Xpress· 4 days agoA key demographic among minoritized people affected by unequal access to emergency health care are pregnant women and new mothers. In a recent study led by Associate Professor Claire E. Margerison ...
New screening method may better predict preeclampsia early in first pregnancy
The News-Times· 5 days ago"Preeclampsia is one of the most severe illnesses of pregnancy and may lead to preterm birth and/or maternal death," senior study author Dr. Emmanuel Bujold ...
SOGC Calls for National Framework for Maternal Mortality Data Collection
Digital Journal· 17 hours agoWe lack hard targets for maternal mortality reduction and our current data collection mechanisms do not sufficiently capture the prevalence of deaths. We also lack information about racial disparities ...
KC health leaders working to lower pregnancy-related deaths
KCTV 5 Kansas City· 3 days agoPregnancy is rarely easy but for some women, too many women, it’s deadly. Clayton Anderson knows the...
State order clears way for pregnant women with Medicaid to get help from doulas
Newsday· 4 days agoMothers-to-be on Medicaid in New York will now have easier access to doula services, which can be...
Overdose deaths in Mass. dropped 10%, but fatalities rose for Black men
WBUR Boston· 3 days agoDeaths after a drug overdose dropped 10% last year in Massachusetts as compared to 2022, according...
The ‘Pregnancy Police’ Were Around Long Before Roe v. Wade Fell
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 3 days agoHuffPost spoke with Grace E. Howard about her new book on pregnancy criminalization and how the...
Black women three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related issues
WISN 12 Milwaukee· 7 days agoErica Wright has had reproductive challenges since she was a teenager. "Abnormal type of bleeding,...
Jeff Bezos’ Ex-wife MacKenzie Scott Is Going Viral for Using Part of Her Fortune to Help Black...
SheKnows· 5 days agoAfter divorcing Jeff Bezos in 2019, MacKenzie Scott has been showing everyone that you can and...