Every year between 50,000 and 60,000 women in the U.S. suffer severe maternal morbidities such as kidney failure, eclampsia or other unexpected outcomes from labor and delivery that cause short- […]
Maternal study in Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders fills health research void Read More »
Introduction: This study investigated disparities in health care access for Hispanic adults with diabetes and peripheral artery disease (PAD) who are at risk of lower-extremity amputation and other cardiovascular morbidities
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — About 1 in 5 women were mistreated while receiving maternity care, and nearly a third faced discrimination, according to a new report from the
WASHINGTON – Maternal death rates more than doubled over the past 20 years in the U.S., with Black and Indigenous women continuing to see mortality rates that far exceeded other
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota—A study from the University of Minnesota (UMN) School of Public Health (SPH) quantified the degree to which home health care patients’ race, ethnicity and income level are linked to
Study Finds Disparities in Home Health Care Linked to Race, Ethnicity and Income Read More »
Top Takeaways A survey by the CDC found that 20% of women reported mistreatment during maternal care. Mistreatment included verbal abuse, unanswered requests for help, invasion of physical privacy, and
NPR: Medical Staff Mistreated 20% of Women in Their Last Pregnancy Read More »
