maternal-healthcare

A ‘very serious conversation’: Pa. House panel hears fixes on maternal mortality crisis

BY: - April 13, 2023

The hearing, led by state Rep. Gina Curry, D-Delaware, who serves as co-chair of the Pennsylvania Women’s Health Caucus, focused on addressing the maternal mortality crisis, which disproportionately affects women and birthing people of color. 

A bed in the neonatal intensive care unit at Broward Health in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Far more American women deliver their babies prematurely than any other Western country, leading to maternal and infant deaths, billions of dollars of intensive care, and lifelong disabilities for the children who survive. (DIANA DWYER/BROWARD HEALTH)

The U.S. remains a grim leader in preterm births. Why? And can we fix it?

BY: - March 20, 2023

As preterm births rise in the U.S., wealth does not ensure better pregnancy outcomes.

Six Pa. counties classify as ‘maternal health deserts,’ new report says

BY: - November 1, 2022

The report, which uses data from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration found that Cameron, Forest, Greene, Juniata, Sullivan, and Wyoming counties because “there were no hospitals providing obstetric care, no birth centers, no OB/GYN and no certified nurse midwives.”