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Maternal Mortality Rate in U.S. Worsens Commonwealth Fund

(Just Now) People also askDoes pregnancy affect maternal health?Her experience, which occurred in 2016, mirrors that of thousands of pregnant people who develop life-threatening health complications during and after pregnancy—resulting in worsening maternal death rates across the country. The U.S. is considered an outlier among wealthy nations in maternal health care.Why Maternal Mortality Rates Are Getting Worse across the U.Sscientificamerican.comWhat are the common health concerns for women?Dr. Howard E. LeWine

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HHS Announces Over $65 Million to Address the Maternal Health …

(4 days ago) WEBFunds will support health centers in medically underserved and rural communities to improve maternal health as part of the White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/05/19/hhs-announces-over-65-million-address-maternal-health-crisis-invest-new-approaches-care.html

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Maternal Mental Health …

(5 days ago) WEBThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of a national strategy today, with recommendations developed by the Task Force on Maternal Mental Health, a subcommittee of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Advisory Committee for Women’s Services, to …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/05/14/biden-harris-administration-announces-maternal-mental-health-task-force-national-strategy-improve-maternal-mental-health-care-amid-urgent-public-health-crisis.html

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U.S. pregnancy-related deaths have doubled in the last 30 years

(6 days ago) WEBThe U.S. remains at crisis level when it comes to maternal and infant health. That is according to a new report by the nonprofit March of Dimes. More than 700 women die from pregnancy-related

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/15/1055936702/u-s-maternal-and-infant-health-remains-at-crisis-level

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Biden admin proposes national strategy to curb a maternal mental …

(7 days ago) WEBThe toll of the maternal mental health crisis is particularly acute in rural communities that have become maternity care deserts, as small hospitals close their labor and delivery units because of plummeting birth rates, or because of financial or staffing issues. This week, the Maternal Mental Health Task Force — co-led by the Office on

https://www.kuer.org/health/2024-05-20/biden-admin-proposes-national-strategy-to-curb-a-maternal-mental-health-crisis

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Why Maternal Mortality Rates Are Getting Worse across the U.S.

(5 days ago) WEBIn 2020 the average maternal mortality rate of all high-income countries was 12 deaths per 100,000 live births, but in the U.S. that number was nearly 24. New research indicates the U.S. rate

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-maternal-mortality-rates-are-getting-worse-across-the-u-s/

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The U.S. Maternal Health Crisis: 14 Numbers You Need To Know

(4 days ago) WEBEvery 90 seconds a woman dies giving birth. Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 8. Here at Amnesty, we’re honoring mothers by fighting for maternal health — sending Mother’s Day action cards to U.S. and international decision-makers, hosting events and more (sign up here).We’re also launching a one-year update to our groundbreaking report, Deadly …

https://www.amnestyusa.org/updates/the-u-s-maternal-health-crisis-14-numbers-you-need-to-know/

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HHS announces national strategy to improve maternal mental …

(2 days ago) WEBThe Department of Health and Human Services May 14 announced a national strategy to address maternal mental health and substance use issues. The strategy was created by the Task Force on Maternal Health, a subcommittee of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Advisory Committee for …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-05-14-hhs-announces-national-strategy-improve-maternal-mental-health-care

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WHO issues global plan to tackle leading cause of death in childbirth

(Just Now) WEBРусский. Español. WHO today released its first roadmap to tackle postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) – defined as excessive bleeding after childbirth - which affects millions of women annually and is the world’s leading cause of maternal deaths. Despite being preventable and treatable, PPH results in around 70 000 deaths every year.

https://www.who.int/news/item/11-10-2023-who-issues-global-plan-to-tackle-leading-cause-of-death-in-childbirth

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Federal Panel Prescribes New Mental Health Strategy To Curb …

(7 days ago) WEBThe toll of the maternal mental health crisis is particularly acute in rural communities that have become maternity care deserts, as small hospitals close their labor and delivery units because of plummeting birth rates, or because of financial or staffing issues. This week, the Maternal Mental Health Task Force — co-led by the Office on

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/postpartum-mental-health-federal-strategy-maternal-deaths/

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Maternal Mortality Rate in U.S. Worsens

(3 days ago) WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic challenged health systems across the world and may have played a role in limiting women’s access to health care. Consistent with this finding, when looking at countries where …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2022/us-maternal-mortality-crisis-continues-worsen-international-comparison

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Maternal and Infant Health: An Overview - CDC

(9 days ago) WEBLearn more about the many areas of DRH's work to promote maternal and infant health. Pregnancy Complications Reducing your risk, common problems.. Diabetes During Pregnancy Types of diabetes, how to manage.. Weight Gain During Pregnancy Recommendations, data highlights, steps to meet your goal.. Substance Use During …

https://www.cdc.gov/maternal-infant-health/about/index.html

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Major cause of maternal mortality diagnosed too late. Here's why.

(2 days ago) WEBThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found 1,205 women died of maternal causes in 2021, up from 861 in 2020. Black women died at more than twice the rate of white women. The CDC has also

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/02/16/leading-cause-maternal-mortality-diagnosed-preeclampsia/72598522007/

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Addressing The Maternal Health Crisis Through Improved Data

(6 days ago) WEBThe United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed countries and experiences substantial disparities in maternal health outcomes, particularly by race and ethnicity.The most

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/addressing-maternal-health-crisis-through-improved-data-infrastructure-guiding

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Improving Maternal Outcomes Starts with Knowing Why

(7 days ago) WEBAccording to the CDC, 80% of pregnancy-related deaths can be prevented; that’s a 20% increase from previous years. Know why? That’s the theme for today’s Maternal Health Awareness Day – Know Why. Maternal Health Awareness Day, Jan. 23, shines a light on the many complex factors contributing to maternal health deaths and …

https://www.aha.org/news/blog/2023-01-23-improving-maternal-outcomes-starts-knowing-why

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Trends in Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity …

(8 days ago) WEBKey Points. Question What were trends of and risk factors associated with maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (SMM) among women giving birth in US hospitals during 2008 to 2021?. Findings In this cross-sectional study of more than 11.6 million delivery-related hospitalizations, regression-adjusted in-hospital maternal …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2806478

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Cause of Maternal Mortality in U.S. Commonwealth Fund

(3 days ago) WEBThis data brief draws on a range of recent and historical data sets to present the state of maternal health in the United States today. Highlights. The most recent U.S. maternal mortality ratio, or rate, of 17.4 per 100,000 pregnancies represented approximately 660 maternal deaths in 2018. This ranks last overall among industrialized …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-brief-report/2020/dec/maternal-mortality-united-states-primer

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Birthing mothers’ near-death experience rates are 100 times

(6 days ago) WEBThe maternal health crisis is even more devastating for Black women, who are 2.5 times more likely to die Firms taking heed today will be market leaders tomorrow Single Issues for Purchase;

https://fortune.com/2024/05/10/birthing-mothers-near-death-experience-100-times-higher-maternal-mortality/

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States with abortion bans also have worse health outcomes for

(5 days ago) WEBThe highest was Mississippi, where 23.5% of the population lives in a maternal care desert. All told, eight out of the 10 states with the most people living in maternity care deserts have abortion

https://www.npr.org/2022/08/18/1111344810/abortion-ban-states-social-safety-net-health-outcomes

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Raising The Stakes To Advance Equity In Black Maternal Health

(Just Now) WEBIn the ten-year preventive health initiative known as Healthy People 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services aimed to reduce the rate from 12.7 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00036

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Focusing on maternity and postpartum care for Black mothers …

(1 days ago) WEBPromising interventions. Research has shown that mental health care services are most effective when they are integrated into maternity services to reduce poor health outcomes, especially for Black women. Three interventions that can help are niche therapies and sister circles, patient advocacy, and self-advocacy and ­cultural-sensitivity

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/10/better-care-black-mothers

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5 Ways To Improve Maternal Health by Addressing the Climate Crisis

(8 days ago) WEBImproving the quality and resiliency of housing and local infrastructure. Developing a national heat vulnerability index to protect pregnant and postpartum people against extreme heat. Expanding

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/5-ways-improve-maternal-health-addressing-climate-crisis/

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Fact Sheet: Black Women's Maternal Health National Partnership …

(9 days ago) WEBTransform the Delivery of Black Maternal Care. Congress must pass the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act (S. 1606 and H. R. 3305), which addresses every driver of maternal mortality, morbidity, and disparity in the country by making investments in social drivers of health that influence maternal health outcomes.

https://nationalpartnership.org/report/black-womens-maternal-health-fact-sheet/

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Huge Racial Disparities Found in Deaths Linked to Pregnancy

(4 days ago) WEBThe C.D.C. examined pregnancy-related deaths in the United States from 2011 to 2015, and also reviewed more detailed data from 2013 to 2017 provided by maternal mortality review committees in 13

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/07/health/pregnancy-deaths-.html

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Telehealth and Maternal Mental Health Needs Psychology Today

(Just Now) WEBWith respect to maternal mental health, there are two studies highlighted herein that demonstrate telehealth's promise when it comes to improving maternal mental health in terms of prenatal

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/healthy-mothers-healthy-families-and-healthier-world/202104/telehealth-and-maternal-mental

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Birth Trauma and Maternal Mental Health Fact Sheet

(1 days ago) WEB75% of women impacted by maternal mental health conditions REMAIN UNTREATED, increasing the risk of long-term negative impacts on mothers, babies, and families. [4] $14 Billion: The Cost of Untreated Maternal Mental Health Conditions. The cost of not treating MMH conditions is $32,000 per mother-infant pair, or $14 BILLION each …

https://www.mmhla.org/articles/birth-trauma-and-maternal-mental-health-fact-sheet

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Nurses take action by advocating for maternal mental health …

(7 days ago) WEBcall 911 for immediate help. call or text the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-TLC-MAMA (1-833-852-6262) visit here to take a brief emotional screening. Both nurses also advocate for normalizing talking about mental health to help remove stigma around it. By talking to new moms about postpartum depression before …

https://www.utmb.edu/news/article/health-blog/2024/05/20/nurses-take-action-against-rising-maternal-mortality-rates-by-advocating-for-mental-health-awareness

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Task Force on Maternal Mental Health National Strategy to

(9 days ago) WEBIt also provides opportunities to address issues that affect maternal mental health and well-being, such as negative SDOH and experiences of GBV and other trauma. Generally, pregnant and postpartum individuals are actively engaged in the health care system. A person with an uncomplicated pregnancy has an average

https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/mmh-strategy.pdf

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