MORE ON: maternal deaths

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Death rate from childbirth rises in California

April 26, 2011, 9:01 AM

The rate of women dying from pregnancy-related complications has increased at a "statistically significant" pace, according to a long-awaited report on maternal deaths released today by the California Department of Public Health. African American, low-income and less-educated women... + read more

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

As world improves, pregnancy-related deaths rise in U.S.

April 13, 2010, 12:07 AM

A massive new analysis of worldwide maternal mortality shows that deaths are down significantly around the globe – but in the United States, deaths are up to 17 per 100,000, compared to the last U.S. estimate of 12 per 100,000. This suggests that California’s most recently reported... + read more

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Amnesty International: 'Disgraceful' rate of maternal deaths in U.S.

March 16, 2010, 12:06 AM

Amnesty International released its report on maternal mortality in the U.S. last week, calling the situation "scandalous" and "disgraceful." It’s an excellent report, well worth reading. Here are a few highlights: Hospitalization related to pregnancy and childbirth... + read more

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After death from childbirth, family wounds still healing

February 9, 2010, 12:03 AM

Trying to understand the rise in maternal mortality leads quickly into technical abstraction. Papers on this problem are stacked with words borrowed from mathematics and epidemiology: population health, statistical risk ratios, morbidity, physician practice patterns, indications, and outcomes.... + read more