The number of Kiwi women who die during or soon after pregnancy has almost halved, new figures show. The drop… [Read More]
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Helping Hoosier Infants (My Wabash Valley)
The most recent CDC rankings place Indiana as the sixth highest state for infant mortality in the country. This is… [Read More]
Creating a Safe Place for Women to Give Birth in Africa (Liberian Daily Observer)
Liberia has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios, and also very high mortality rates for newborns. In response, Africare… [Read More]
Health for Migrants and Dominicans of Haitian Descent (The Lancet)
Hundreds of thousands of people whose official status is bogged down in administrative struggle are afraid to access health care… [Read More]
New Mexico’s Midwife Programs Garner National Attention (KOB 4)
A group of researchers ranked New Mexico second in the U.S. when it comes to the high number of midwives,… [Read More]
An Alternative to Delivering Babies at the Hospital (WBHM)
Alabama has the second-highest infant mortality rate. And more rural hospitals are closing, leaving tens of thousands without convenient access… [Read More]
A Larger Role for Midwives Could Improve Deficient U.S. Care for Mothers and Babies (ProPublica)
According to a new study, states that give midwives a greater role in patient care achieve better results on key… [Read More]
Eight of the Ten Worst Places for Newborn Deaths Are in Africa (Quartz)
A new UNICEF report on newborn mortality shows that global deaths of newborns remains “alarmingly high.” Of the ten worst ranked… [Read More]
Caesarean section versus natural birth – an obstetrician examines a new review (The Conversation)
Hansson looks at the latest review which discusses the safety of caesarean sections and argues that the risks for first… [Read More]
“Assault and Battery” in the Delivery Room: The Disturbing Trend of Obstetric Violence (Quartz)
Disregard of consent during childbirth and the use of unwarranted interventions are more common than one might like to think…. [Read More]
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