Among wealthy industrialized nations, the United States has the highest maternal mortality rate. According to the W.H.O., the rate almost doubled between 2000 and 2020, rising to 21 deaths per…
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Evidence of horizontal gene transfer between human maternal microbiome and infant gut microbiome — ScienceDaily
Researchers have discovered a new mode of vertical mother-to-infant microbiome transmission, where microbes in the maternal gut shared genes with microbes in the infant gut during the perinatal period starting…
Maternal and infant death rates are higher in states that ban or restrict abortion, report says
CNN — The rates of mothers and newborn babies dying during pregnancy, at birth or postpartum are much higher in states that currently ban or restrict abortions than in states…
Rural America faces a maternal health care crisis
Dr. Ashley McCurry, an Iowa native, is a board-certified Family Medicine Physician. Mothers in rural America are facing a life-or-death maternal health care crisis that must not go unnoticed. U.S.…
Favorable outcomes of infants born after maternal COVID-19 during pregnancy
In a recent Pediatrics journal study, researchers assessed the outcomes of children born to mothers infected during pregnancy with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In utero, mother-to-child SARS-CoV-2…
With homicide a leading cause of maternal death. doctors urged to screen pregnant women for domestic violence
CNN — Two researchers are urging health-care providers to educate and screen pregnant women about intimate partner violence, as women in the United States are more likely to be murdered…
Diverse nurse workforce linked to better maternal health outcomes in childbirth — ScienceDaily
A new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons provides robust evidence to support diversifying the healthcare workforce as a…
Maternal death rates increased significantly after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts have taken a disproportionate toll on American mothers who were pregnant or just gave birth. Maternal mortality (i.e., deaths during pregnancy or in the…