Sentences with phrase «rising maternal mortality»

Photo 2 Huffington Post — The U.S. Is The Only Developed Nation With A Rising Maternal Mortality Rate

In the poignant final sequence, Gaskin exhibits her Safe Motherhood Quilt and calls for a deeper examination into the rising maternal mortality rate in the US.

State Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R - Lehigh, introduced the bill last October after doctors from his district showed him grim data on rising maternal mortality rates in the nation and the state.

Not exact matches

The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. is higher than that in most similarly wealthy nations — and it's actually been on the rise over the past two decades.

Somewhat dubious, I searched for the data, which reveals the pro-lifer was right on the facts but offering an unsupported interpretation: The study showed that the maternal mortality rate declined after abortion was prohibited in 1989, but that it had already been declining for more than a decade, probably as a result of rising levels of women's education.

In fact, when birth first moved into the hospitals, the maternal mortality rate ROSE until the US was the worst in the world for which statistics were know.

My country has over the last five years seen c - section rate rise steadily to over 30 %, and maternal mortality rate drop significantly from 21 to 14 deaths per 100 000 births.

What is the reason for the high and rising rate of maternal mortality in California?

The C - section rate, and presumably the rate of interventions, has continued to rise while maternal mortality has dropped.

Moreover, it completely undermines that claims of natural childbirth advocates like Ina May Gaskin that the rising rates of C - sections and interventions have increased maternal mortality.

«Despite the fact that cesarean section rates higher than 10 % are not associated with reductions in maternal and newborn mortality, many countries across the world — including the U.S., Brazil and even parts of India — are seeing rates of cesarean section rise to over 30 %,» Jerker writes.

Despite the advancements in technology, maternal mortality continues to rise even in countries like the United States.

With maternal mortality on the rise and infant mortality ever decreasing, we can tell an emphasis in our healthcare system has been placed on infant outcomes.

Despite a rather histrionic political report from Amnesty International making that claim, US maternal mortality is not rising and has even dropped in both of the past two years.

It also has a high and rising rate of maternal mortality.

If the rising C - section rate were leading to an increased maternal mortality rate, we would expect to see C - section complications, such as hemorrhage and embolism increasing disproportionately.

Moreover, the C - section rate rose from 2005 to 2006, but the maternal mortality rate actually dropped.

The US is one of only 8 countries where there has been a rise in the rate of maternal mortality in pregnancy and childbirth.

Moreover, a detailed analysis of the causes of maternal mortality casts serious doubt on either access or interventions as the cause of any rise.

However, it is far from clear that maternal mortality is even rising, let alone that it is rising because of decreased access to care or increases in the C - section rate or other interventions.

The rise in US maternal mortality may be much smaller than it originally appeared, but it is rising nonetheless and that calls for a vigorous response.

This global tragedy is also a problem here in the U.S. where maternal mortality is on the rise nationally and in my hometown of New York City.

Nicholas Kassebaum, a professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine at the University of Washington, has led an independent analysis looking at ICD - 9 and ICD - 10 coding and maternal mortality, and says that it is very unlikely the rise in deaths comes merely from administrative shifts like transitioning to the new ICD or introducing a check box.

To make matters worse, the maternal mortality rate is actually rising in the U.S. while dropping in the rest of the world.

Postpartum deaths are on the rise across the country, and maternal mortality rates in Texas have skyrocketed.

With nowhere else to go for family planning and women's health care, Missourians» negative health outcomes like maternal and infant mortality, STIs, and unintended pregnancies could rise.