The rate of Severe Maternal Morbidity (SMM) in Philadelphia has been trending upward and reached a rate of 121 SMM cases per every 10,000 delivery hospitalizations (221 in ...

Data: National Center for Health Statistics via March of Dimes; Map: Axios Visuals Indiana is one of 24 states that saw preterm birth rates rise from 2022 to 2023. The big picture: For the third year ...

The rate of opioid use disorder (OUD) is high in Medicaid-enrolled pregnant women, and they have a high rate of severe maternal morbidity (SMM).

In its new report canvasing the maternal health outcomes across Philadelphia, the city’s health department found Black women ...

Severe maternal morbidity – unexpected outcomes during labor and delivery that result in short- or long-term health issues for the mother and her baby – "increased dramatically" in ...

The Department of Public Health and Birth Justice Philly have released a report, 'Severe Maternal Morbidity in Philadelphia, ...

Vermont is the only state in the country to receive an "A" grade in maternal and infant health. Here's why the state did so ...

Medicaid-enrolled pregnant women exhibit high rates of opioid use disorder and severe maternal morbidity ... with OUD enrolled in Medicaid in 47 states with 108,975 deliveries in a cross-sectional ...

Severe maternal morbidity in the first pregnancy was associated with a reduced likelihood of subsequent birth. Women are less likely to have a second birth after experiencing severe maternal morbidity ...

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Night - Cloudy. Winds SW at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 27 °F (-2.8 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 38 °F (3.3 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 11 mph (8 to 17.7 kph). Rain and ...