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Although these efforts are gaining some momentum, the future of maternal health in the U.S. is still murky. It’s unclear how last year’s Supreme Court decision to overturnRoe v. Wade—along with the subsequentreintroduction of abortion bansacross the country—will impact maternal morta...
This is the first of two extracts from Why Mothers Die 2000–2002, issued on 12 November 2004 by the Confidential enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH), reproduced with permission. The full report can be accessed via their web site: http://www.cemach.org.uk/...
Education is also critical to reducing maternal mortality rates. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 830 women die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Educated women are more likely to seek prenatal care, give birth in a healthcare facility, ...
One of the reasons behind the rise in the preterm birth rate is that more women have been waiting until later in life before having their babies. Being pregnant beyond 35 years of age is already considered advanced maternal age. This boosts the preterm birth risk. ...
In recent years, the perinatal mortality rate (PNMR) has been proposed as a proxy measure of maternal mortality, because perinatal deaths are more frequent and potentially more easily measured. This report assesses evidence for an association between these two statistics. This study, based upon dat...
This story is part of a larger conversation on theBlack Maternal Health Crisis. Women from all backgrounds are at risk in our currentmaternal mortality crisis. However, women of color, and particularly Black women, face anexceptionally high riskfor a traumatic and even deadly birth according tore...
Among the preventive strategies, the 100% condom campaign was uniquely successful in limiting the number of new infections in the general population by increasing the use of condoms among commercial sex workers and reducing the frequency of commercial sex visits (Ainsworth et al., 2003, Hanenberg ...
Biofilm:Clusters of microorganisms that live together under a gluey, slimy layer that acts as a defensive barrier. In a biofilm, pathogens like bacteria can go dormant, increasing their ability for survival. The biofilm is also protected against disinfection or treatments, allowing the microorganisms...
Sierra Leone’s dubious distinction is not just its supposedly record-breaking rate ofmaternal death. A World Bank line graph plotting the World Health Organisation’s estimated maternal mortality rates for low-income countries over the past 25 years shows war zones such as South Sudan and the Ce...