Sentences with phrase «maternal mortality among»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a series of initiatives aimed at addressing a disturbingly high rate of maternal mortality among black women.

[8] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, «State - Specific Maternal Mortality Among Black and White Women — United States, 1987 - 1996,» Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, vol.

I wonder maternal mortality among low risk women is just so rare that there weren't any in the data that she looked at?

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Among pregnant women, vitamin A deficiency can cause night blindness and may increase the risk of maternal mortality.

One thing that indicates the skill of American obstetricians is the fact that — despite maternal and infant mortality rates that are high among developed countries — the American neonatal mortality rate is so good.

According to the World Health Organization, we rank second to last among 33 industrialized countries in this regard and 30th for maternal mortality.

«Even though the United States has the most intense and widespread medical management of birth - 99 % of women give birth in a hospital - we rank near the bottom among industrialized countries in maternal and infant mortality.

Role of Breastfeeding Cessation in Mediating the Relationship between Maternal HIV Disease Stage and Increased Child Mortality among HIV - Exposed Uninfected Children Author (s): Fox MP, Brooks DR, et al., Published: 2009 Summary: This study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, analyzed the role of breastfeeding cessation and its effect on mortality of HIV - exposed Mortality among HIV - Exposed Uninfected Children Author (s): Fox MP, Brooks DR, et al., Published: 2009 Summary: This study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, analyzed the role of breastfeeding cessation and its effect on mortality of HIV - exposed mortality of HIV - exposed children.

I find it ironic that mainstream medical professionals would spend so much time critiquing and vilifying home birth when the VAST MAJORITY OF BIRTHS IN AMERICA HAPPEN IN AMERICAN HOSPITALS and when AMERICA HAS AMONG THE HIGHEST MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES OF ANY COUNTRY IN THE INDUSTRIALIZED WORLD.

Role of Breastfeeding Cessation in Mediating the Relationship between Maternal HIV Disease Stage and Increased Child Mortality among HIV - Exposed Uninfected Children

The indicators used for the rankings were child marriage, maternal mortality, teenage pregnancy, women's representation in parliament and the rate of completion of lower - secondary school among girls.

Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Stephanie Okereke Linus is calling for close collaboration among all stakeholders, including the media and government to fight against maternal mortality in Africa.

The risk of maternal mortality has remained about three to four times higher among black women than white women during the past six decades.

Barbara J. Stoll, M.D., of the Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, and colleagues reviewed trends in maternal / neonatal care, complications, and mortality among 34,636 infants, 22 to 28 weeks» gestation, birth weight of 14.1 ounces to 3.3 lbs.

Which is really too bad because we have an urgent problem in America: our maternal mortality rate is among THE HIGHEST in the industrialized world (depending on the index you look at), our infant mortality rates are unacceptable, the inequalities in the way women of color and poor women are treated is literally a human right crisis, our new moms suffer from postpartum depression mores than so many other countries, and in many ways we have taken the joy and awe out of childbirth and infancy.

Norway has among the highest breastfeeding rates of any industrialized country, generous paid parental leave (for fathers as well as mothers), and very low infant and maternal mortality rates.

The money will be used to help reduce maternal and infant mortality among the poor and will benefit over 30 thousand women.

In the United Kingdom, IMD incidence and mortality are socially patterned, with IMD incidence in the most deprived quintile being twice that of the most affluent quintile.10 In New Zealand, significantly higher rates of IMD have been reported in Maori (relative risk = 2.2) and Pacific Islander people (relative risk = 3.8) when compared with the European population.11 Aboriginal people are the most disadvantaged group in Australia.12 Two important risk factors associated with increased risk of IMD are more common among Aboriginal people, namely having a smoker among close contacts, including maternal smoking, and sharing a bedroom.13 — 15 It is not possible to explore the causal interaction of these factors from notifiable disease data.

MomsRising has shared their new Birth & Maternal Health Resource Book addressing the issue of maternal death (death associated with pregnancy) and maternal mortality (physical or mental illness or disability related to pregnancy and childbirth), including racial disparities among African AmericaMaternal Health Resource Book addressing the issue of maternal death (death associated with pregnancy) and maternal mortality (physical or mental illness or disability related to pregnancy and childbirth), including racial disparities among African Americamaternal death (death associated with pregnancy) and maternal mortality (physical or mental illness or disability related to pregnancy and childbirth), including racial disparities among African Americamaternal mortality (physical or mental illness or disability related to pregnancy and childbirth), including racial disparities among African American women.

While Australia's overall low maternal death rate has fallen, the mortality rate among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women is still unacceptably high.