The average cost of giving birth in the US
In the U.S., delivery costs without health insurance average nearly $10,000. Add in professional services, and medical expenses jump to more than $13,000. Giving birth via a C-section is even more…
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A woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth
According to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations (UN) agencies on Thursday, every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth.
This report, Trends in maternal mortality, reveals alarming setbacks for…
AHIMA Foundation Marks Medicaid Awareness Month by Announcing Maternal Health Literacy for Nutrition…
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Using potentially preventable severe maternal morbidity to monitor hospital performance
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CMMB Opens Newborn Care Unit at Ikanga Sub-County Hospital in Kenya
NAIROBI, KENYA, Nov. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB), a faith-based global health organization, opened a newborn care unit on Nov. 24 at the Ikanga Sub-County Hospital in Kitui County. The unit, located…
COVID-19 linked to increase in US pregnancy-related deaths
By AMANDA SEITZ - Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the U.S. last year, a crisis that…
Maternal health equity a key focus during Frontier Nursing University Virtual Event
Versailles, Ky, Sept. 29, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- National Midwifery Week is the first week of October, and Frontier Nursing University (FNU) is celebrating by hosting a virtual event, Empower 2022, from Oct. 3-5. Crystal Pirtle Tyler…
SimpliFed to Provide Virtual Baby Feeding Support Services to Health First Colorado Beneficiaries
ITHACA, NY, Aug. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SimpliFed, the maternal telehealth platform dedicated to infant nutrition and parental support, announced that the company’s virtual baby feeding services are now available to all Health…
Catholic Medical Mission Board Makes Impactful Move in the Fight against Maternal Mortality
New York, New York, June 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) is celebrating the newly-built maternity ward in the rural Kitui South Sub County of Kenya. Benefiting an estimated population of 2,500,CMMB…
Medela Introduces #MomsUnite4Milk Campaign to Benefit Families Across North America
McHenry, IL, June 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the current formula and donor milk shortages affecting families across North America, Medela is launching a month-long #MomsUnite4Milk pumpathon and educational campaign to support moms…