Amsterdam’s UMC teaching hospital has halted trials of a drug to help pregnant women whose babies are not growing well… [Read More]
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News & Commentary
New Zealand Maternal Death Rate Halves but Work Needed to Reduce Neonatal Deaths (New Zealand Herald)
The number of Kiwi women who die during or soon after pregnancy has almost halved, new figures show. The drop… [Read More]
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]
Prisoners to parental incarceration: how do incarceration rates affect infant mortality? (Medical Bag)
The effect of mass incarceration is especially harsh on families with young children, as recent parental incarceration (usually fathers) raises… [Read More]
Male Involvement Key to Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality (Modern Ghana)
Dads’ Support Clubs, which teach men to assist their wives at home, help during pregnancy, and to have a greater… [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]
SA Infant Mortality Rate Down to Lowest Level in Nearly 20 Years (News 24)
South Africa’s infant mortality rate is at its lowest level in almost 20 years, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR)… [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]
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