Most common type of mistreatment is ignoring the patient, refusing request for help, or failing to respond in a timely manner
2008 to 2021 Saw Decrease in Delivery-Related Mortality
However, prevalence of any severe maternal morbidity increased during same time period
Postpartum Opioid Fills Increased With Onset of Pandemic
Observed increases were larger for patients who delivered by C-section than for those with vaginal delivery
Percentage of U.S. Home Births Continued to Increase in 2021
12 percent increase seen from 2020 to 2021, with increases ranging from 10 to 21 percent for three largest race, Hispanic-origin groups
7 Million U.S. Women Live in Maternity Care ‘Deserts’
Report from the March of Dimes states care is actually diminishing in places where it is needed most
Extensive Placental Damage ID’d in COVID-19-Linked Stillbirths
Mechanism of stillbirth, neonatal death is hypoxic-ischemic injury resulting from placental destruction and insufficiency caused by SARS-CoV-2
Short Hospital Stays for Births More Common During Pandemic
No increase seen in infant rehospitalizations within seven days after earlier discharge to home for healthy, term infants
ASA: Symptomatic COVID-19 Tied to More Emergency Deliveries
Pregnant COVID-19-positive women, regardless of symptoms, more likely to have a cesarean delivery
Excellent Outcomes Found for Neonates Born to SARS-CoV-2-Postive Moms
Most neonates fed unpasteurized expressed breast milk until discharge; 85 percent were breastfed postdischarge
Global Maternal, Fetal Outcomes Worsened During COVID-19 Pandemic
Increase seen in stillbirth and maternal deaths, surgically managed ectopic pregnancies, and maternal depression
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