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Raising the minimum wage is linked to fewer dangerous pregnancy complications

Findings indicate that higher minimum wages are linked to reduced maternal hypertensive disorders, emphasizing the impact of ...

Higher maternal blood pressure increases the risk of pregnancy complications, study concludes

Helping women to keep their blood pressure at normal levels could reduce their risk of experiencing pregnancy complications, ...

A midwife’s death days after childbirth complications reignites the conversation around Black maternal health

Janell Green Smith was a certified nurse-midwife and doctor of nursing practice in South Carolina. Less than a week after ...
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Maternal exposure to TNF inhibitors does not increase newborn infection risk

Maternal exposure to TNF inhibition does not significantly increase infection risk in newborns, according to findings ...
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Illinois Maternal Mortality Report Finds Rise in Pregnancy-Related Deaths

Of the pregnancy-related deaths that occurred in 2021 and 2022, committees found 91% could have been prevented.
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Eskenazi Health announces new maternal health programs

Eskenazi Health has announced two new initiatives aimed at improving maternal health following a year-long effort to assess ...

N.J. just made this major change to protect pregnant women and babies

These four new laws are among 78 the governor has signed since First Lady Tammy Murphy made improving maternal health a ...
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MDH report finds most of Minnesota's maternal deaths are preventable. Here are the big takeaways

The state's latest maternal mortality report, published Monday, Jan. 12, found that American Indian and Black Minnesotans face higher maternal mortality risk compared to the overall state population.