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Mashup Score: 16Reimagining the childbirth experience - 3 month(s) ago
With an abysmally high rate of maternal mortality, the U.S. faces an urgent need to rethink care of pregnant people, particularly within communities of color…
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Mashup Score: 11Reimagining the childbirth experience - 3 month(s) ago
With an abysmally high rate of maternal mortality, the U.S. faces an urgent need to rethink care of pregnant people, particularly within communities of color…
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Mashup Score: 11Growing interest in Korean “postnatal retreats” highlights dearth of maternal care in North America - 4 month(s) ago
Over the past 10 years, Hyesook Jeon and her husband Michael have shared their time between her home in South Korea and his in Canada. They met in Seoul in 2004 and currently live outside of Toronto. When it was time to give birth to their daughter in 2010, Seoul was the natural choice for delivery because of Korea’s unique postpartum culture. “Koreans believe postpartum care is significantly important for a new mum’s wellbeing,” says Jeon, now 45. “Recovering is the priority. . . and a healthy mum physically and mentally can take [better] care of the baby.” Jeon delivered her daughter by caesarean section. After five days in hospital, she moved to a postpartum centre, called a sanhujoriwon. She spent the next two weeks recovering, with certified nurses caring for her baby when she needed rest, nutritious meals cooked for her, scheduled doctor’s visits for her newborn, and educational and therapeutic services. Korea’s network of sanhujoriwons is new but built on ancient traditions that
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Mashup Score: 11Growing interest in Korean “postnatal retreats” highlights dearth of maternal care in North America - 4 month(s) ago
Over the past 10 years, Hyesook Jeon and her husband Michael have shared their time between her home in South Korea and his in Canada. They met in Seoul in 2004 and currently live outside of Toronto. When it was time to give birth to their daughter in 2010, Seoul was the natural choice for delivery because of Korea’s unique postpartum culture. “Koreans believe postpartum care is significantly important for a new mum’s wellbeing,” says Jeon, now 45. “Recovering is the priority. . . and a healthy mum physically and mentally can take [better] care of the baby.” Jeon delivered her daughter by caesarean section. After five days in hospital, she moved to a postpartum centre, called a sanhujoriwon. She spent the next two weeks recovering, with certified nurses caring for her baby when she needed rest, nutritious meals cooked for her, scheduled doctor’s visits for her newborn, and educational and therapeutic services. Korea’s network of sanhujoriwons is new but built on ancient traditions that
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Mashup Score: 19Vulnerabilities and reparative strategies during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period: moving from rhetoric to action - 5 month(s) ago
Maternal outcomes throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period are influenced by interlinked and interdependent vulnerabilities. A compr…
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Mashup Score: 1PCORI funds 4 new large studies focused on maternal health - 5 month(s) ago
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has announced funding awards of $80.5 million to support four new studies focused on disparities in maternal health. | The studies will compare a range of practice-level and community- and home-based interventions to address common challenges in maternal health.
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Mashup Score: 0Opinion | Addressing Root Causes: A Call to Tackle the Black Maternal Health Crisis - 7 month(s) ago
Six practices to improve the quality of perinatal care
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Mashup Score: 0Saving Lives Through the CARE for Moms Act: How It Will Help Combat Maternal Mortality - 7 month(s) ago
Congresswoman Robin Kelly and reps of the Nation Medical Association, Maternity Care Coalition, & March of Dimes combat maternal mortality.
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Join us in the fight against maternal mortality with the CARE for Moms Act, featuring NMA President, Dr. Yolanda Lawson. 👩🏽⚕️ Read more about it here: https://t.co/PQcy1mrTtG and join the conversation to help spread awareness! 🗣️#MaternalHealth #CAREforMoms #MaternalMortality https://t.co/4aifo1ROvk
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Mashup Score: 0HRSA invests almost $90M to improve nation’s maternal health care - 7 month(s) ago
The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $88 million to improve maternal health across the country, according to a press release. The awards, announced Sept. 27, support the White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis — “a whole-of-government strategy” working to improve infant and maternal health and combat maternal mortality,
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Mashup Score: 0Key Learning Points: British Society of Haematology Guideline on Anticoagulation Management During Pregnancy for Patients with Mechanical Heart Valves - 7 month(s) ago
Dr Niki Walker and Dr Lorna Swan highlight seven key learning points for cardiologists on anticoagulation management during pregnancy for patients with mechanical heart valves
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Today at 1 pm ET — a crucial discussion on maternal mortality in the U.S. Our panel of experts will explore simple yet powerful solutions to save lives, including the role of doulas and elevating the patient voice. #MaternalHealth Watch live: https://t.co/4BKiEcVoOk