Royal College of Midwives calls on government to take urgent action with Safe Staffing campaign THE government must take urgent action to tackle chronic staffing shortages in maternity services that are putting women, babies and staff at risk, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said today.The S...

New data last week showed #MaternalDeaths in Britain are 20 per cent higher than a decade ago

#RCM #NHS

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In two reports, Physicians for Human Rights (PHP) and the Global Human Rights Clinic at Univ.Chicago Law School, and PHP–Israel find “a deliberate intention of preventing births among Palestinians, meeting the legal criteria of the #genocide convention."

Maternal Deaths Spike in War-Torn Ukraine BRATISLAVA, January 7 (IPS) - “It was an emergency caesarean section when the life of the pregnant woman was at risk. We did the operation with just flashlights and no water, and against a backdrop of constant explosions,” says Dr Oleksandr Zhelezniakov, Director of the Obstetrics Department at Kharkiv Regional Clinical Hospital, in eastern Ukraine.

Maternal Deaths Spike in War-Torn #Ukraine

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Trump administration to destroy nearly $10m of contraceptives for women overseas As part of president’s shuttering of USAID, destruction of the contraceptives will cost US taxpayers $167,000

#WomanHating ##FuckfaceTheLast 2destroy$9.7Mworth of #contraceptives 4 #women abroad rather than allow lifesaving #BirthControl 2women. #GOPwarOnWomen would rather spend$167,000 in #taxpayer$$ 2incinerate.Meaning≅34Kmore #MaternalDeaths w/o #ContraceptiveCare www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Data reveals a rising number of UK women dying during pregnancy or soon after, despite declining birth rates, as of 26 Jul 2025. This trend has sparked debate over NHS maternity care failures. Could underfunding or staffing issues be factors? Share your thoughts. #maternaldeaths #NHS #NHSCrisis

Data on Maternal Death Is Being Distorted or Hidden, Experts Say Pregnancy and childbirth have become more deadly in states with abortion bans, especially for Black people. But the state committees whose job is to study those deaths with the goal of preventing them...

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70% of #maternaldeaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa and 60% happen in conflict-affected settings. Nearly half of all under-5 #childdeaths are neonatal.

Cuts to ODA funding risk worsening an already critical situation.

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Case of a brain-dead pregnant woman kept on life support is ‘gut-wrenching,’ advocates say — The 19th News Reproductive health advocates are sounding the alarm over the case of a pregnant woman in Georgia who was declared brain dead months ago but must now stay on life support, according to her family, bec...

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Case of a brain-dead pregnant woman kept on life support is “gut-wrenching,” advocates say - The 19th News
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Pregnancy-Related Deaths Among American Indian or Alaska Native Women: Data From Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 38 U.S. States, 2020 An in-depth examination of pregnancy-related deaths among American Indian or Alaska Native persons.

#MaternalDeaths #AmericanIndianDeaths #AlaskanNativesDeaths

#SuperWow Unsure why impact to American Indians & Alaska Natives was omitted from other CDC chart.

I would ask CDC to include it if it weren't deconstructed.

#MaternalDeaths #MaternalHealth #WomensHealth #AmericanIndiansDeaths and #AlaskanNativesDeaths highest; #BlackWomenDeaths next. 🇺🇲

One-Third of Maternal Deaths Occur Long After Delivery, Study Finds Pregnancy-related mortality has risen sharply, and doctors have overlooked a particularly dangerous period: from six weeks to one year after the birth.

One-Third of #MaternalDeaths Occur Long After Delivery, Study Finds
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On #WorldHealthDay, read our Editorial on reducing preventable #MaternalDeaths and #NewbornDeaths by supporting #PregnantAdolescents receive the health care they need

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Read #MaternalDeaths as women who couldn’t get healthcare after miscarriages after the GOP and the religious right made seeking such care a CRIME.

Wikipedia: Since new post-Roe stringent, restrictive abortion laws have been implemented, maternal deaths nationwide rose 11%,

As Humanitarian Crises Grow, So Do Risks for Women and Newborns During humanitarian emergencies, women and newborns face severe disparities and heightened vulnerabilities, increasing their risk of illness and death. Humanitarian crises—caused by conflict, [...]

In 2023, 58% of global #maternaldeaths, 50% of #newborndeaths, and 51% of #stillbirths worldwide occurred in the 29 countries with a UN humanitarian response plan or regional response plan. Read more: tinyurl.com/5n72rspn

The World Health Organization (WHO) stresses:

"To avoid #maternaldeaths, it is also vital to prevent unwanted pregnancies. All women, including adolescents, need access to contraception, #safeabortion services to the full extent of the law, and quality post-abortion care."

Global Health and Gender Policy Brief: Drivers of Global Maternal Mortality In a new policy brief, Drivers of Global Maternal Mortality, The Wilson Center’s Maternal Health Initiative examines the current state of maternal deaths around the world—as well as their key causes. ...

#MaternalMortalityRates have shifted downward over the last few decades yet progress in reducing #maternaldeaths has stagnated in recent years. In our #PolicyBrief, we examine the current state of maternal deaths around the world and their key causes. Read more: tinyurl.com/yackv8da

Maternal Deaths: Why Italy’s Numbers Were Lower Than Reality Before active surveillance, 6 out of 10 maternal deaths were missing from official records; a new system is changing that.

Recent study estimates that actual #maternaldeaths in #Italy from 2011 to 2019 period were higher than reported, highlighting the need for improved data accuracy to enhance maternal health policies and outcomes. tinyurl.com/4x6bjhmw

Investing in skilled midwives to save lives and brighten futures in Yemen Skilled midwives are saving lives in #Yemen. See how @‌UNFPA—the @un sexual and reproductive health agency—is investing in midwifery to make #motherhood safer:

#Yemen has one of the highest #MaternalMortality rates in the region, at 183 #MaternalDeaths per 100,000 live births. #Midwives could avert around two thirds of all maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths globally. tinyurl.com/3j2zv87f

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Two states are coming after a New York doctor for mailing abortion pills. Here’s what's next. - The 19th News

Tanzania’s Success to Reduce Maternal Mortality Ushers in a Model for Africa – Africa CDC Tanzania has reduced maternal mortality by 80% in a seven-year period, from 556 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2016 to 104 per 100,000 in 2022. The success is attributable to increased political co...

#Tanzania reduced #MaternalMortality by 80% in a seven-year period, from 556 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2016 to 104 in 2022. #Africa accounted for 69% of global #MaternalDeaths in 2020. Tanzania’s model now is a successful reference for other African countries. tinyurl.com/2nm5bmyy

Well, colour me not shocked, but still horrified. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says the quiet part out loud. Because, of course he did.
#BlackHistory #MaternalDeaths #Racism

Are Abortion Bans Across America Causing Deaths? The States That Passed Them Are Doing Little to Find Out. The same political leaders who enacted abortion bans oversee the state committees that review maternal deaths. These committees haven’t tracked the laws’ impacts, and most haven’t finished examining c...

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#H5N1 #HPAI #Pregnancy #MaternalDeaths

Hospitals have become death traps: Union Minister on 327 maternal deaths in K'taka - Yes Punjab News Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy condemns 327 maternal deaths in Karnataka hospitals, calling for investigation into poor healthcare and substandard medical supplies.

Hospitals have become death traps: Union Minister on 327 maternal deaths in K'taka yespunjab.com?p=70241

#MaternalDeaths #HealthcareCrisis #KarnatakaHealthcare #CongressGovernment #HDKumaraswamy #WomenHealth #IVInfusion #SubstandardMedicines #Kumaraswamy

Texas won't review maternal deaths for the two years after its abortion ban Maternal health advocates had expected that the abortion bans would increase maternal deaths, as more women would carry pregnancies to term.

You might think this is a 100% political decision to not reveal the fact that the abortion ban lead to maternal deaths.
You'd be correct. #Texas #maternaldeaths #Abortionban
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I heard this…I just couldn’t believe it. Does he think they’re just going to let him take over/annex? It feels like with him leading so many people will be dying.
#environmentalcrisis #maternaldeaths #infantmortality #wars #suicide

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Is the U.S. Overcounting Maternal Deaths? New Study Stirs Controversy The CDC counters that the methods used in the new study 'produce a substantial undercount'

Is the U.S. Overcounting #MaternalDeaths? New Study Stirs Controversy — The CDC counters that the methods used in the new study "produce a substantial undercount" www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/pregna...