Age remains a major risk factor, with maternal mortality rates significantly higher among women 40 and older. In 2023, the mortality rate for this age group was 59.8 deaths per 100,000 live births – ...
Preeclampsia, a complication of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure and high levels of protein in the urine ...
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion in 2021, ProPublica found in a first-of-its-kind ...
Two forms of support could significantly improve American families’ health: providing free diapers and offering rides to ...
The leading cause of maternal mortality in New Hampshire is behavioral health, including substance abuse. Momnibus 2.0 bill ...
A new ProPublica analysis finds a 50 percent increase in life-threatening infections since SB8 took effect in 2021.
Prenatal sleep and pathways to offspring cardiometabolic riskElysia Davis, College of Arts, Humanities & Social ...
Texas is just one state. Maternal health experts are concerned similar, horrific outcomes are happening in all states where ...
This is part three of a three-part Healio Exclusive series on maternal and cardiovascular outcomes among Indigenous women ...
Black women in the UK are still more likely to die in childbirth than their white counterparts. Samara Linton explores why—and what’s being done to improve outcomes The UK has one of the lowest ...