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September 25, 2023
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Long-, short-term heat exposure in pregnancy linked to severe maternal morbidity

During pregnancy, both long-term and short-term heat exposure were associated with increased risk for severe maternal morbidity, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

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September 18, 2023
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AI software receives FDA clearance to identify prenatal syndromes, anomalies

The FDA granted 510(k) clearance in August to Sonio’s artificial intelligence-powered software that identifies hundreds of potential prenatal syndromes and anomalies through routine fetal ultrasound examinations, according to a press release.

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August 03, 2023
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Top in women’s health: Trends in maternal morbidity; how menopause affects daily life

Severe maternal morbidity rates increased across nearly every racial and ethnic group between 2008 and 2018, according to a study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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July 26, 2023
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County-level preterm birth risk high for women with more social determinants of health

County-level preterm birth risk was higher among women with more physical, social and health risk factors as measured by a novel county-level index to quantify maternal vulnerability to adverse outcomes.

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July 17, 2023
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US maternal mortality rate down, morbidity up since 2008

From 2008 to 2021, delivery-related mortality decreased for all races, ethnicities, age groups and modes of delivery in the U.S. while severe maternal morbidity increased, according to an HHS study.

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July 13, 2023
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Early detection, bundled treatment may lower risk from postpartum bleeding

Among women in Africa with vaginal deliveries, early postpartum hemorrhage detection and use of a bundled treatment intervention lowered risk for severe postpartum bleeding and laparotomy or death from bleeding vs. usual care, data show.

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July 06, 2023
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Maternal mortality risk high and rising for American Indian, Alaska Native, Black women

Although maternal mortality ratios increased for U.S. women of all races and ethnicities from 1999 to 2023, American Indian, Alaska Native and Black women, specifically, had increased risks for pregnancy-related death, researchers reported.

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June 26, 2023
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Q&A: New ACP president pushes for health to be a 'right'

In April, Omar T. Atiq, MD, FACP, a professor of medicine and otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, was sworn in as the new president of the ACP.

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June 16, 2023
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State variation in severe maternal morbidity with Medicaid linked to racial disparities

A cross-sectional analysis published in Obstetrics & Gynecology found great variation in U.S. states for severe maternal morbidity, individual indicators and higher burden among non-Hispanic Black populations.

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May 23, 2023
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Significantly higher postpartum hemorrhage with preterm vs. term pregnancies

BALTIMORE — Preterm deliveries were associated with significantly higher postpartum hemorrhagic composite maternal morbidity rates compared with term pregnancies, according to data presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

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