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'Support, not judgement': Links between children's social care involvement and maternal deaths revealed (King's College London)

Public Technologies 11 Jul 2025
The study finds three quarters of the mothers known to social services died between six weeks and the year after pregnancy and most deaths were due to suicide (20%), other psychiatric causes including drug related deaths (30%), and homicide (5%).
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Fostering a commitment to stop maternal deaths

The Hindu 07 Jul 2025
The Maternal Mortality Ratio for India is on the decline, but there are States that need to focus on basic and systemic issues ....
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Western Region battles spike in Mpox, maternal deaths as health officials reactivate emergency response

Modern Ghana 24 Jun 2025
The Western Regional Health Directorate has reactivated its Public Health Emergency Response Team in a renewed effort to contain the spread of Mpox, even as the region grapples with a troubling surge in maternal deaths ... .
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Maternal Deaths Surged Between 2018 and 2022 \u2014 Why?

Principia Scientific 15 Jun 2025
maternal mortality rates increased ... Significant disparities exist in maternal death rates by state, race and ethnicity.
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Youngkin: Virginia's goal is zero maternal deaths

The Daily Progress Charlottesville 10 Jun 2025
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has set a new goal for the commonwealth of Virginia. no maternal deaths in childbirth ... .
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State maternal death review board stops quarterly updates. Health officials won’t say why.

The Tennessean 10 Jun 2025
And it comes at a time when Tennessee continues to see one of the highest maternal death rates in the country, especially for Black women ... Tennessee consistently ranks among the worst in the nation for maternal deaths.
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Tanzania leads the fight to end maternal deaths

Mail Guardian South Africa 09 Jun 2025
Government leaders, religious institutions, civil society, international partners and communities were mobilised to treat every maternal death as a collective failure ... Across sub-Saharan Africa, maternal deaths remain common.
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New Medicaid initiatives aim to tackle Alabama’s high infant and maternal death rates

Decatur Daily 08 Jun 2025
MONTGOMERY — Leaders at the Alabama Medicaid Agency are hopeful the state’s infant and maternal mortality rates, which are among the highest in the nation, will start to see improvements after several new initiatives begin rolling out this year ... .
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Hypertension, hemorrhage lead R11’s maternal deaths

Sun Star 04 Jun 2025
DAVAO CITY — In a move to highlight persistent threats to maternal health, the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) has identified hypertension in pregnancy and postpartum hemorrhage as the leading causes of maternal deaths in the Davao Region.
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