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The CDC failed in promise to get states to track deaths linked to abortion bans

After the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, President Joe Biden issued an executive order tasking the federal government with assessing the “devastating implications for women’s health“ of new state abortion bans. “The committee must follow national guidelines in maternal mortality review committee death investigations,” said a spokesperson for Oklahoma’s health department, which oversees the committee …

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Karnataka government to implement new program to curb C-section deliveries: Dinesh Gundu Rao

Hindustan Times

Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao announced Monday that the state government will roll out a new program next month aimed at reducing the rising number of Caesarean deliveries. C-sections have become a norm in private healthcare due to financial incentives and convenience, Rao said. According to Indian Express, Rao highlighted that the overall C-section rate in Karnataka had jumped …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Karnataka government commits to tackling maternal healthcare, deaths

Hindustan Times

The Karnataka Health Department on Friday assured the public of its proactive commitment to taking all possible measures to prevent maternal deaths in government hospitals. Prioritising critical posts, filling essential positions in Gynecology and Obstetrics, including in-service OBGs, has been a key focus to ensure seamless maternal healthcare services across the state. The Department of Health and Family Welfare remains …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Maternal deaths: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah assures action against guilty based on report

Hindustan Times

With the number of maternal deaths in Ballari rising to five, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said action will be taken against the guilty based on the report by an expert committee, headed by the Development Commissioner, inquiring into it. Noting that maternal deaths could be linked to substandard Ringer Lactate solution, he said the government has already suspended …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Maternal deaths: Karnataka CM assures action against guilty based on report

Deccan Chronicle

Chamarajanagara : With the number of maternal deaths in Ballari rising to five, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said action will be taken against the guilty based on the report by an expert committee, headed by the Development Commissioner, inquiring into it. Noting that maternal deaths could be linked to substandard Ringer Lactate solution, he said the government has …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Ballari maternal deaths: How is Karnataka faring in maternal mortality?

The Hindu

Five districts in Karnataka have a high Maternal Mortality Ratio of above 100, with Chickballapur recording the highest at 159 per lakh live births, according to Karnataka’s Civil Registration System data from 2021 -22 to 2023-24. While 36 and 39 maternal deaths were recorded in 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 respectively, this year from April till October end the district recorded 22 …

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3 weeks ago

Republicans don't care if women die from abortion bans — but they don't want you to know about it

Salon

After the Supreme Court ended federal abortion rights in 2022, there was a robust debate between pro- and anti-choice activists over whether or not banning abortion would kill women. Anti-choice activists dismissed the record and pointed to toothless "exceptions" in abortion ban laws as "proof" that women could get abortions to save their lives. A day after this story was …

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3 weeks ago

Series of maternal deaths triggers concerns in Karnataka

The Hindu

The death of four mothers after delivery in the State-run district hospital attached to the Ballari Medical College and Research Centre in Ballari of Karnataka has raised concerns as the State’s maternal and infant mortality rate is considerably low. An experts committee from the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, which probed the deaths, had concluded that the four women …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Union Minister Karandlaje accuses Karnataka govt of 'hiding' maternal death data

Hindustan Times

Accusing the Siddaramaiah-led government in Karnataka of "hiding" the actual maternal death figures in Ballari district, Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Saturday demanded an inquiry and action against the state's Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Amid concerns that recent maternal deaths in Ballari district could be linked to substandard Ringer Lactate solution, its use has been suspended in all government …

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Union minister Shobha Karandlaje slams Karnataka govt over maternal death figures, says victims given ‘fake' glucose

Hindustan Times

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Saturday accused the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government of "hiding" the actual maternal death figures in Ballari district, saying that the glucose given to mothers after c-section was "fake", PTI reported. Shobha Karandlaje said that the glucose given to the victims after c-section was "fake". The Union Minister demanded compensation for the victims' families and said, "Siddaramaiah …

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1 month, 1 week ago

High rates of preterm birth and infant deaths get the US another D+ grade: ‘It’s a travesty’

CNN

CNN — Being rushed to a hospital nearly two hours away, in the middle of a dangerous spring storm – with fear in her heart and amniotic fluid leaking down her leg – was not how Ashley O’Neil expected her first pregnancy to go. “That means that over 370,000 babies – that’s 1 in 10 babies – are born too …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Health groups call for suspending state plan on maternal deaths, saying it burdens patients

LA Times

Dana Sherrod, executive director of the California Coalition for Black Birth Justice, at the organization’s MacArthur Park offices in Los Angeles. Dozens of maternal health organizations and advocates are urging the California surgeon general to suspend the rollout of a plan aimed at reducing maternal mortality, saying that the recently announced initiative won’t effectively address the crisis and “risks exacerbating …

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2 months ago

The deaths from abortion bans you won't hear about

Salon

Last month, ProPublica published two stories of women who died from abortion bans after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 via the Dobbs decision. The state committee that reviewed her case was also “preventable.” Related A leading abortion provider on why restrictive laws are taking us back to the Dark Ages Pro-abortion activists warned before and after …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Sepsis and malnutrition stalk the new mothers and babies of South Darfur

Associated Press

CAIRO — Mothers and children in the Sudanese region of South Darfur are experiencing one of the “worst” health emergencies in the world, humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders said Tuesday, one of the consequences of the violence that has engulfed the country since April 2023. Malnutrition among children in South Darfur also exceeded emergency thresholds, the group said, adding that …

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4 months ago

Why does the US have such a high maternal mortality rate?

Al Jazeera

Experts say the US’s method for recording maternal deaths obscures underlying causes that need to be addressed. The US has the highest maternal mortality rate of all high-income countries, at 22 deaths per 100,000 live births, according to analysis published by the Commonwealth Fund in June. Some studies suggest that the high rate of US maternal mortality can be attributed …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Maternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says

Associated Press

NEW YORK — U.S. deaths of moms around the time of childbirth have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new government data suggests. “In the last five years we’ve really not improved on lowering the maternal death rate in our country, so there’s still a lot of work to do,” said Ashley Stoneburner, the March of Dimes’ director of applied research …

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9 months, 1 week ago

How bad is maternal mortality in the U.S.? A new study says it's been overestimated

NPR

How bad is maternal mortality in the U.S.? The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics' most recent report put the U.S. maternal mortality rate at a whopping 32.9 deaths per 100,000 births. A new study suggests the national U.S. maternal mortality rate is actually much lower than that: 10.4 deaths per 100,000 births. "Maternal deaths may be related to poor …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Maternal deaths at Madurai GRH: T.N. Medical Officers Association calls for accountability

The Hindu

In the wake of maternal deaths reported at the Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai and allegations of fabrication of case sheets, the Tamil Nadu Medical Officers’ Association has urged the Tamil Nadu government to put in place a system of accountability at the hospital. The state secretary of TNMOA, M. Akilan, made a representation to Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Gagandeep …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Helping mothers and babies survive childbirth is a personal goal, says Melinda French Gates

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Melinda French Gates says she takes personally the deaths of hundreds of thousands of women and babies during child birth each year and believes more people should get involved in the fight for improving maternal health care. French Gates, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation co-founder and co-chair told The Associated Press that when her daughter, Jennifer, …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Idaho drops panel investigating pregnancy-related deaths as U.S. maternal mortality surges

Salon

On July 1, Idaho became the only state without a legal requirement or specialized committee to review maternal deaths related to pregnancy. "It seems relevant that the state of Idaho supports a committee that works toward preventing the deaths of pregnant women," she said. In March, a few weeks before Idaho lawmakers adjourned their 2023 session, the CDC released data …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Maternal deaths in the US more than doubled over two decades. Black mothers died at the highest rate

Associated Press

Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded unequally. “It’s a call to action to all of us to understand the root causes — to understand that some of it is about health care and access to health care, but a lot of it is about structural racism and the …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Government refuses extra funding to tackle ‘appalling’ racial disparity in maternal deaths

The Independent

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1 year, 6 months ago

State investigators found lapses that could threaten patients at Inglewood hospital

LA Times

An Inglewood hospital violated federal requirements in ways that could jeopardize patients, including by failing to properly assess and treat birthing patients to reduce the risk of blood clots, a state review found. The state report does not name April Valentine, the 31-year-old whose death spurred public protests and calls for investigation, but describes shortcomings in care for several patients, …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Data | Apathy of family and high costs hinder maternal healthcare

The Hindu

In May, a United Nations report showed that India was among the 10 countries that together accounted for 60% of global maternal deaths, stillbirths and newborn deaths. The report reiterated the three major interventions that help reduce maternal deaths: going for four antenatal care visits or ANC visits, having a skilled attendant at birth, and receiving postnatal care within the …

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The CDC failed in promise to get states to track deaths linked to abortion bans

Karnataka government to implement new program to curb C-section deliveries: Dinesh Gundu Rao

Karnataka government commits to tackling maternal healthcare, deaths

Maternal deaths: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah assures action against guilty based on report

Maternal deaths: Karnataka CM assures action against guilty based on report

Ballari maternal deaths: How is Karnataka faring in maternal mortality?

Republicans don't care if women die from abortion bans — but they don't want you to know about it

Series of maternal deaths triggers concerns in Karnataka

Union Minister Karandlaje accuses Karnataka govt of 'hiding' maternal death data

Union minister Shobha Karandlaje slams Karnataka govt over maternal death figures, says victims given ‘fake' glucose

High rates of preterm birth and infant deaths get the US another D+ grade: ‘It’s a travesty’

Health groups call for suspending state plan on maternal deaths, saying it burdens patients

The deaths from abortion bans you won't hear about

Sepsis and malnutrition stalk the new mothers and babies of South Darfur

Why does the US have such a high maternal mortality rate?

Maternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says

How bad is maternal mortality in the U.S.? A new study says it's been overestimated

Maternal deaths at Madurai GRH: T.N. Medical Officers Association calls for accountability

Helping mothers and babies survive childbirth is a personal goal, says Melinda French Gates

Idaho drops panel investigating pregnancy-related deaths as U.S. maternal mortality surges

Maternal deaths in the US more than doubled over two decades. Black mothers died at the highest rate

Government refuses extra funding to tackle ‘appalling’ racial disparity in maternal deaths

State investigators found lapses that could threaten patients at Inglewood hospital

Data | Apathy of family and high costs hinder maternal healthcare