Tag: Childbirth
2020 to 2021 Saw Increase in Maternal Mortality Rates
Rate was higher for non-Hispanic Black versus non-Hispanic White women and also increased with age
Cardiac Arrest Rate During Delivery Hospitalization 13.4 Per 100,000
Cardiac arrest occurred more often among older patients, non-Hispanic Blacks, those with Medicare, Medicaid, underlying medical condition
Labor Induction Tied to Worse Later Education Performance in Offspring
Findings seen for school performance at age 12 years and lower-secondary school achievement
Lupus, RA Tied to Higher Risk for Adverse Obstetric, Birth Outcomes
Women with RA/SLE more often required hospitalization postpartum; infants of women with RA/SLE had more frequent rehospitalizations in first year of life
Intrauterine Vacuum-Induced Hemorrhage Control Device Safe
Device is safe and effective in real-world setting, providing high treatment success for vaginal and cesarean births
Deep Learning Model Helps Predict Neonatal Outcomes
Area under receiver operating characteristic curve at delivery exceeded 0.9 for 10 of 24 neonatal outcomes considered
Azithromycin Cuts Maternal Sepsis, Death in Vaginal Delivery
For women planning vaginal delivery, azithromycin linked to lower risk for maternal sepsis or death
Births Registered in U.S. Increased 1 Percent From 2020 to 2021
Birth rate decreased for women aged 15 to 19 years and those aged 20 to 24 years, but increased for women aged 25 to 44 years
Worse Perinatal Outcomes Seen for Babies Born to Minority Moms
Increased risks observed for babies born to women from underserved and underrepresented racial and ethnic groups
Vaginal Birth After C-Section Tied to Later Pelvic Floor Surgery
Heightened risk seen particularly for surgery for pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence
