#Maternaldeath

@teachagainstracism.bsky.social

1 week ago

Maternal Mortality in the US: A Health Crisis by Richard David, MD March 17, 2026 Maternal mortality, that is the death of women associated with childbirth, still occurs, although not as much as it used to. The maternal mortality rate is expre…

multiracialunity.org/2026/03/17/m...
#Health

“…the fact that most non-poor countries have much better outcomes than the US and some, like Norway, go more than a year without even a single #maternalDeath, indicates a social, not a biomedical, problem.”

Ogechukwu Williams

@ogewilliams.bsky.social

1 month ago

Upcoming talk at @ubartsandsciences.bsky.social @ubuffalo.bsky.social. Open to the public.

Title: Sitting with the Dead: A Microhistory of Maternal Death through a Single Body

Location: Clemens 218 and Zoom buffalo.zoom.us/s/94491499343
Time: 12PM EST

#Birthpolitcs #maternaldeath #HISTMED

Ogechukwu Williams

@ogewilliams.bsky.social

2 months ago

Maternal deaths: A recurring crisis in Nigeria Explore the deep-rooted crisis of maternal deaths in Nigeria. Learn why thousands of deaths are seen as personal tragedies, not a national failure.

My Op-Ed on the invisibility of maternal deaths in Nigeria has been published in Punch NG. Thank you @historians.org #aha2026 for the Op-Ed session that helped me brainstorm placement for this piece. punchng.com/maternal-deaths-a-recurring-crisis-in-nigeria/

#maternalhealth #maternaldeath

Sharon Buchbinder

@sharonbuchbinder.bsky.social

5 months ago

We know what will happen to women and girls under Project 2025 sharonbuchbinder.substack.com/p/pica #rape #maternaldeath #childbrides

Databoom

@databoom.bsky.social

5 months ago

#PostpartumHaemorrhage remains a leading cause of #maternaldeath.
A new Lancet study of 312K women in 23 countries shows that ≥300 mL blood loss + abnormal vital signs predicts risk earlier than the 500 mL threshold, informing new @WHO guidelines for faster action.
bit.ly/48V3aix 

Afghanistan Analysts Network

@aanafgh.bsky.social

6 months ago

Is maternal mortality on the rise in Afghanistan? No official data, but much cause for concern Afghanistan’s maternal mortality rate was already among the ten highest in the world, but it has come under further pressure. The United States’ decision to entirely cut aid to Afghanistan earlier thi...

Cuts to aid, medicine scarcity, transport challenges, and bans on female education are converging into a public health disaster for mothers in #Afghanistan. #HumanitarianCrisis #MaternalDeath bit.ly/3WbcxmD

Aaj Ke Samachar

@aajkesamachar.bsky.social

7 months ago

रैहन में डिलीवरी के दौरान महिला की मौत, परिजनों ने अस्पताल पर लगाए लापरवाही के आरोप Himachal News: हिमाचल के रैहन में एक निजी अस्पताल में डिलीवरी के दौरान लक्ष्मी देवी की मौत हो गई। परिजनों ने अस्पताल पर लापरवाही का आरोप लगाया। 8 अगस्त को लक्ष्मी को अस्पताल लाया गया था। अस्पताल ने नॉर्मल डिलीवरी का भरोसा दिया। रात को हालत बिगड़ने पर नूरपुर रेफर किया। रास्ते में लक्ष्मी की मौत हो गई। पुलिस ने केस दर्ज किया। जांच जारी है। अस्पताल में भर्ती और लापरवाही के आरोप लक्ष्मी देवी को 8 अगस्त की शाम रैहन के निजी अस्पताल में लाया गया। परिजनों ने बताया कि स्टाफ ने नॉर्मल डिलीवरी का दावा किया। लक्ष्मी की सास वीना देवी ने कहा कि ऑपरेशन की जरूरत होने पर सूचना देने को कहा था। अस्पताल ने भरोसा दिया कि डॉक्टर उपलब्ध हैं। लेकिन रात 10 बजे अचानक नूरपुर रेफर कर दिया। परिजनों ने इसे लापरवाही बताया।

रैहन में डिलीवरी के दौरान महिला की मौत, परिजनों ने अस्पताल पर लगाए लापरवाही के आरोप

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#News #MedicalNegligence #MaternalDeath

MirMosa

@mirmosa.bsky.social

8 months ago

Sign the Petition Mother of new born baby dies After 30-Hour Delay—Medical Negligence in Ontario Hospitals

chng.it/ZJYNgrM7T5 #Ontario #MaternalDeath #Preventable

PirjaPaa

@pirjapaa.mastodontti.fi.ap.brid.gy

8 months ago

From Twitter  Nancy Mace @NancyMace Don't California my South Carolina. Gavin Newsom @Gavin Newsom So you don't want: - lower homicide rates - lower gun death rates - lower taxes for working families - lower maternal mortality rates - higher GDP - higher wages - higher life expectancy - free pre-kindergarten - free community college - free school meals - And total domination in every major industry. Time for a bathroom break, Nance.

#California sounds like the Scandinavia of USA 😃

Except, even they don't have #NationalHealthcare

And 9+ months full pay maternal leave

And free universities

And 3 YEAR!! police academy (for just the entry level)

#USA is still the 3rd World Country of the […]

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Matt Hodgkinson

@mattjhodgkinson.scicomm.xyz.ap.brid.gy

8 months ago

Vulnerable women are being failed by the UK:

"Between 2014 and 2022, 1,451 women died during pregnancy or within a year of giving birth, with 420 of these women having been in contact with children’s social care services, according to analysis of data from the maternal, newborn, and infant […]

Judy Stone

@drjudystone.bsky.social

1 year ago

CDC Pick Dave Weldon’s Views On Reproduction And End-Of-Life Raise Alarm Weldon will be overseeing some reproductive care. His strong beliefs on abstinence, abortion, and end-of life care raises issues that should be discussed.

Feel free to contact me. Please read this first about #MaternalDeath: www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
He'll try to get rid of #HPV vax and #HepB vax because he is rabidly #abstinence only, #mifepristone and more.

Show Me The Data 📈

@data-visuals.bsky.social

1 year ago

Sierra Leone has reduced maternal death rates by almost 75% since 2000

#sierraleone #africa #mortalityrate #maternaldeath #deathrates #charts #graphs #data #dataanalyst #datanerd #linecart #datavisual #visuals

ChooseKindness

@kindauthors.bsky.social

1 year ago

Homicide is a top cause of maternal death in the United States Evaluation of death certificates from national database paints grim picture for pregnant women.

#Homicide #MaternalDeath

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

@masmahady.bsky.social

1 year ago

Zeteo Zeteo is a new media organization that seeks to answer the questions that really matter, while always striving for the truth. Founded by Mehdi Hasan, Zeteo is a movement for media accountability, unfi...

An 8 month pregnant lady and her unborn child were killed by the Israeli army - where is the outrage?! when are we going to stand up against Israel and US government? #Maternaldeath #sundusshalabi
zeteo.com/p/282118a3-d...

Gernot Almesberger

@gernotalmesberger.bsky.social

1 year ago

Welcome to Disturbia!

#republicans #blackwomen #shame #usa #billcassidy #maternaldeath #racist #racism

YesPunjab.com

@handle.invalid

1 year ago

Karnataka Cong under pressure after six dead post delivery; Health Minister urges public protest - Yes Punjab News Karnataka government faces pressure after the death of a woman post-delivery in Ballari, bringing the cesarean surgery death toll to six, prompting investigations into drug negligence and healthcare a...

Karnataka Cong under pressure after six dead post delivery; Health Minister urges public protest
yespunjab.com?p=69731

#Karnataka #Ballari #Congress #HealthMinister #DineshGunduRao #MaternalDeath #CesareanSurgery #VIMS #MedicalNegligence #IVFluids #PharmaceuticalSafety #Compensation

Jan Brachat

@brachatjan.bsky.social

1 year ago

#maternaldeath #abortion #healthcare

Margaret Hollingdale

@marghollingdale.bsky.social

1 year ago

"Sepsis was the most common cause of #MaternalDeath in all MSF-supported facilities in South Darfur. The dearth of functioning health facilities forces women to give birth in unsanitary environments..'
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