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Non-Hispanic Black women have the highest maternal mortality rate (44.0 deaths per 100,000 live births), and women age 40 and over have a maternal mortality ...
Journal of Patient Safety. 2023;19:202. Deadly deliveries: Childbirth complication rates at maternity hospitals https://www.usatoday.com/maternal-mortality-harm ...
A pregnancy-related death is the death of a person while pregnant or within one year of the end of a pregnancy. More than half of pregnancy-related deaths ...
DKA complicates 5% to 10% of all pregnancies with pre-gestational and gestational diabetes, and while maternal mortality is rare, fetal mortality rate is ...
The No. 1 direct cause of maternal mortality globally is postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), according to a 2014 publication in the Lancet Global Health. Additionally, ...
Trauma is the leading cause of nonobstetric death in expectant mothers. Trauma surgeon Erica A. Loomis, M.D., discusses pitfalls to avoid when managing a ...
Before getting pregnant, talk to your health care provider about your overall health. Discuss lifestyle changes that improve your chances of a healthy pregnancy ...
It's not clear why long pregnancy intervals might cause health problems. It's possible that pregnancy improves uterine capacity to promote fetal growth and ...
Maternal health conditions · Uncontrolled diabetes. · Infections. · Hormonal problems. · Uterus or cervix problems. · Thyroid disease. · Obesity.
Work with your health care provider or a registered dietitian to maintain a healthy diet and avoid excessive weight gain. Keep in mind that during pregnancy, ...
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