#maternal-health

#maternal-health

Several panel members cited studies that lacked appropriate controls, making it uncertain whether the observed health problems were caused by SSRIs, underlying mood disorders, or other factors.

Sarah Gleeson, from Cork, was shocked when she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes during her first pregnancy seven years ago. 'I've always been health conscious, and we'd been trying to get pregnant for about 10 months, so I was very conscious of my diet,' she says.

A third of women who died during or after pregnancy were known to children's social care services, with a fifth of these deaths being from suicide.

A recent French study found that a specific species of bacteria can improve maternal behavior in stressed rat mothers. The researchers stressed the rats by putting them in the rat equivalent of a crowded subway car. The stressed rat moms neglected their newborns. But when the scientists put Lactobacillus reuteri into their water, normal maternal behavior was restored.

Trump administration's proposals to boost birth rates focus on incentives like a $5,000 baby bonus, ignoring essential support measures like subsidized childcare and paid leave.

Preliminary data from the CDC indicated that the U.S. maternal mortality rate rose in 2024, reversing previous decreases, with 688 pregnancy-related deaths recorded.

But the overall health system in Chad is fragile and many Chadian women don't have access to a safe and sterile place to deliver.

"We don't want to have any reason for hesitation," said Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola), the measure's primary sponsor who wrote the Texas 'heartbeat' bill banning abortions after six weeks.

"Our women-majority Council has taken the charge to fight maternal mortality and champion maternal health - this requires addressing the longstanding economic and racial disparities that..."

Any movement is going to feel impossible after a c-section. The worst day is usually the 2nd day when fatigue, pain, and the body's trauma hit hard.

Evening primrose oil, when consumed during pregnancy, may offer benefits such as improved skin elasticity, reduced stretch marks, and support for cervical ripening to aid labor.

"USAID should not have left Afghanistan. We are devastated," says Fatima, a 27-year-old midwife, who has worked in maternal care for the past seven years.

"This is critical life saving work that [the midwives] do," says Odia.

As the climate crisis escalates in Pakistan, rural women face life-threatening challenges during childbirth, with extreme temperatures and floods severely impacting health services.

Iceland has been the most consistently gender-equal country in the world for the last 15 years according to the GGG and the only country to ever score higher than 90 percent in this report.