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Author: Sana Boghani While pregnancy is an exciting and transformative period for several mothers, it can also generate various emotional concerns. These include feeling stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed. Although these emotional shifts are pretty common during and after pregnancy, persistent negative feelings can induce risks in a mother’s overall mental health. Some challenges that newContinue reading “The Importance of Postpartum Mental Health”

Author: Arushi C. Within the foreseeable future, there will be several stages of development for maternal health, which will bring unique opportunities to improve maternal and child health (MCH). However, in order to fully realize the potential of scientific progress in public health, future MCH research must become more collaborative, universal, and accurate. For example,Continue reading “The Future of Maternal Health”

Author: Antonie Tran Although human beings have been around for over 2 million years, we as a species are still undeveloped. With time comes knowledge, but that isn’t always true. Even with advanced technology and knowledge, we have not grown much. Our homes are slowly dying, people are overwhelmed with the pressing issues of modernContinue reading “Maternal Mortality: a More Personal Outlook”

Source: Arushi C. Black women continue to die at a significantly greater rate than white women after delivery. Senator Tim Kaine is now seeking to persuade the United States Senate to act on this.  Maternal mortality is the yearly number of female fatalities from any cause connected to or worsened by pregnancy or its treatment,Continue reading “Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021”

Author: Chris Deng The 21st century has opened with a record-high human life expectancy and prosperous economic development. However, notwithstanding this overarching wholesome narrative, life-threatening issues persist on a global scale. Maternal mortality and morbidity, in particular, continue to plague mothers from both developed and developing countries, killing around 295,000 women in 2017 alone. AccordingContinue reading “Introduction to Maternal Mortality & Morbidity”

Author: Siva Sainath Reddy Bandi Maternal mortality and morbidity are huge issues prevalent in growing and developed countries. As per the third sustainable development goal of good health and well being, the world should aim to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030. To reach thisContinue reading “The Use of Technology to Fight Maternal Mortality and Morbidity”

Author — Sana Boghani With around 385,000 babies born everyday in an increasing global population, specialized maternal care becomes critically important for the health of expecting mothers and for their children. However, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 300,000 women die each year (maternal mortality) from pregnancy-related complications and up to 20 millionContinue reading “The Nature of Maternal Mortality in the Developing World”

Author — Antonie Tran Racial harassment and discrimination have been around since the creation of America. Certain people have always been looked down upon because of their background or the color of their skin. Maternal mortality and morbidity are problems occurring everywhere in the world, especially in countries with a lack of technology and income.Continue reading “Racial Disparities in Maternal Mortality”

Author — Lillian Topp Maternal mortality is exactly what it sounds like: the death of a mother. In medical parameters, maternal mortality is defined as the pregnancy-related death of a mother either during their pregnancy or within 42 days of the pregnancy’s termination. Despite the risks associated with pregnancy and childbirth, an estimated 140 millionContinue reading “Maternal Mortality Reporting Mechanisms And Their Implications”