Maternal Health In Alabama

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Maternal Mortality Review - Alabama Department of Public …

(2 days ago) WEBDirector, Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Branch. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), Bureau of Family Health Services (BFHS) and the Alabama Maternal Mortality Review Committee (AL-MMRC) would like to jointly acknowledge the …

https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/perinatal/assets/2020_annual_mmr.pdf

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2023 March Of Dimes Report Card For Alabama

(6 days ago) WEB12.8. The 2023 March of Dimes Report Card highlights key indicators to describe the current state of maternal and infant health. We continue to provide updated rates and …

https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/reports/alabama/report-card

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New task force created to improve maternal health across Alabama

(7 days ago) WEBThe Alabama Maternal Health Task Force will drive collaboration and use creative approaches to develop a more comprehensive means of improving maternal …

https://www.uab.edu/news/health/item/13151-new-task-force-created-to-improve-maternal-health-across-alabama

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MATERNITY CARE IN WHERE YOU LIVE MATTERS: ALABAMA …

(4 days ago) WEBIn Alabama, there was a 24% decrease in the number of birthing hospitals between 2020 and 2019. In Alabama, there were 5,184 babies born in maternity care deserts, 8.9% of …

https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/assets/s3/reports/mcd/Maternity-Care-Report-Alabama.pdf

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Alabama Maternal & Infant Health Data - KFF

(6 days ago) WEBKFF Headquarters: 185 Berry St., Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone 650-854-9400 Washington Offices and Barbara Jordan Conference Center: 1330 G Street, NW, …

https://www.kff.org/interactive/womens-health-profiles/alabama/maternal-infant-health/

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Where you live matters: Maternity care access in Alabama

(7 days ago) WEBWith over 3.5 million births in the United States annually, and rising rates of maternal mortality and morbidity, there is ample opportunity to improve maternal outcomes …

https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/reports/alabama/maternity-care-deserts

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Midwifery grows in Alabama amid maternal health challenges

(9 days ago) WEBIn the South, and particularly Alabama, the situation is particularly grim: among white Alabamians, infant mortality was 5.8 per 1,000 live births in 2021. Among …

https://alabamareflector.com/2023/08/08/midwifery-grows-in-alabama-amid-maternal-health-challenges/

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One in Six Women of Reproductive Age Is Uninsured in …

(4 days ago) WEBPoor Health Outcomes and Disparities for Alabama Mothers and Babies. The United States has a very high rate of maternal mortality (20.4 deaths per 100,000 live births) compared to many of its peer …

https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2023/06/16/alabamas-women-need-medicaid-expansion-one-in-six-women-aged-18-44-lack-health-coverage-and-face-many-barriers-to-good-health/

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New Alabama maternal mortality report highlights preventable …

(Just Now) WEBNew Alabama maternal mortality report highlights preventable deaths, substance abuse Published: Aug. 30, 2022, 7:30 a.m. The toes of a baby are seen at …

https://www.al.com/news/2022/08/new-alabama-maternal-mortality-report-highlights-preventable-deaths-substance-abuse.html

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Report: Alabama has highest rates of maternal mortality among …

(7 days ago) WEBAmong Black Americans, maternal mortality went up by 86% between 2018 and 2021, while white Americans saw a 76% increase, according to data from the CDC …

https://alabamareflector.com/2023/08/02/report-alabama-has-highest-rates-of-maternal-mortality-among-southern-states/

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Maternal and infant health at risk in Alabama as health care …

(1 days ago) WEBMaternal and infant health in Alabama once again ranks among the worst in the United States. This is the highest rate Alabama has seen since March of Dimes …

https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/local/alabama/2022/11/23/maternal-infant-health-at-risk-alabama-health-care-deserts-worsen/69618003007/

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Maternal Mortality Prevention - Centers for Disease Control and …

(1 days ago) WEB1: Specific cause of death was listed as unknown for 1 (5.9%) pregnancy-related death.: 2: Mental health conditions include deaths of suicide, …

https://www.cdc.gov/maternal-mortality/php/data-research/mmrc-aian.html

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New report: Medicaid expansion would improve maternal health …

(9 days ago) WEBAlabama had the nation’s third-worst maternal mortality rate between 2018 and 2020, the report found. The state’s rate (36.2 maternal deaths per 100,000 live …

https://www.alreporter.com/2023/06/27/new-report-medicaid-expansion-would-improve-maternal-health-in-alabama/

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HHS awards $1 million to address maternal health crisis in Alabama

(4 days ago) WEBThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has invested nearly $1 million to improve maternal health in Alabama. Funding aims to help reduce disparities …

https://www.alreporter.com/2022/08/30/hhs-awards-1-million-to-address-maternal-health-crisis-in-alabama/

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Fears rise as 3 maternity units prepare to close in Alabama

(4 days ago) WEBDriving 100 miles in labor; giving birth in the ER: Fears rise as 3 maternity units prepare to close in Alabama. The state has one of the country’s highest maternal …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/3-hospitals-closing-maternity-labor-delivery-units-alabama-rcna111374

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Explore Maternal Mortality in Alabama AHR - America's Health …

(9 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) defines maternal mortality as “female deaths from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or its management (excluding …

https://www.americashealthrankings.org/explore/measures/maternal_mortality_c/AL

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WHITE HOUSE BLUEPRINT FOR ADDRESSING THE MATERNAL …

(3 days ago) WEBon maternal health risks, services, outcomes in the United States continues to be fragmented, unstandardized, nontransparent, and irregular. As a result, health care …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Maternal-Health-Blueprint.pdf

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Proximity to Hospital-Based Obstetric Care in a Maternity Desert …

(7 days ago) WEBObjectives. To examine the accessibility of hospital facilities with maternity care services in 1 rural county in Alabama in preparation for the initiation of prenatal care …

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307692

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American Hospitals are Failing Expectant Mothers. Midwives Offer …

(5 days ago) WEBIn Alabama, the state with the third highest rate of maternal mortality, Avital Norman Nathman is a freelance writer and editor focused on reproductive and maternal …

https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2024-05-14/american-hospitals-are-failing-expectant-mothers-midwives-offer-a-solution

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New AJPH supplement transforms maternal health

(4 days ago) WEBThe content focuses on the Primary Care Training Enhancement – Community Prevention and Maternal Health (PCTE-CMPH) program, which educates primary care …

https://www.apha.org/News-and-Media/News-Releases/AJPH-News-Releases/2024/AJPH-Supplement-HRSA

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We need to talk about Black women’s health. Loudly.

(9 days ago) WEBNorthwestern Feminist-in-Residence Kyrin Hobson has spent the academic year incubating an art project focused on Black maternal health and health equity. …

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/05/talking-about-the-reproductive-health-of-black-women/

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Maternity Care Desert: Alabama, 2021 PeriStats March of Dimes

(8 days ago) WEBAlmost 130,000 babies were born in maternity care deserts. An additional 3.5 million women of childbearing age live in counties with limited access to maternity care. Access to …

https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/data?reg=99&top=23&stop=641&slev=4&obj=18&sreg=01

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Why Maternity Care Is Underpaid TIME

(2 days ago) WEBEmpty infant beds sit gathered in a corner in an empty maternity ward at Madera Community Hospital in Calif., which closed in January 2023, on Sept. 13, 2023.

https://time.com/6972880/maternity-ward-closures-us/

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