/tags/maternal-mortality Maternal Mortality en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:52:03 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-09-19/dads-to-doulas-educates-black-fathers-on-prenatal-and-postpartum-stages Brad Edwards and doula Kyra Betts chat at a Dads to Doulas information session in a birthing suite in Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:52:03 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-09-19/dads-to-doulas-educates-black-fathers-on-prenatal-and-postpartum-stages Miya Norfleet /health-science-environment/2024-09-04/heart-problems-mental-health-issues-leading-causes-of-maternal-deaths-in-missouri For every 100,000 births in Missouri between 2017 and 2021, more than 32 people died because of pregnancy-related complications — an average of 70 deaths annually. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-09-04/heart-problems-mental-health-issues-leading-causes-of-maternal-deaths-in-missouri Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2024-07-26/missouri-worst-states-women-health-and-reproductive-care Missouri continues to see maternal and infant mortality rates, breast and cervical cancer death rates, preterm births, congenital syphilis and depression around pregnancy at rates that are higher than the national average. It also fared among the worst nationally for mental health. Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-07-26/missouri-worst-states-women-health-and-reproductive-care Anna Spoerre /race-identity-and-faith/2024-04-11/jamaa-birth-village-st-louis-tishaura-jones-collaboration Jamaa Birth Village in Ferguson and St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones’ office are partnering to help St. Louisans understand the importance of Black doulas. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /race-identity-and-faith/2024-04-11/jamaa-birth-village-st-louis-tishaura-jones-collaboration Andrea Y. Henderson /health-science-environment/2024-04-03/federal-officials-want-to-keep-missouri-mothers-and-infants-from-dying Leaders from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration visited St. Louis University on Wednesday to discuss what federal officials could do to reduce the state’s high rate of maternal and infant deaths. Community health workers, patients and government officials took part in a roundtable at St. Louis University with agency officials from Washington, D.C. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 23:18:52 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-03/federal-officials-want-to-keep-missouri-mothers-and-infants-from-dying Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2024-03-22/health-workers-say-at-risk-missouri-moms-need-help-during-and-after-pregnancy At an event about pregnancy and maternal health convened by the St. Louis Department of Health on Thursday, a panel of health workers said quality pre- and post-natal health care provided by workers beyond clinical health settings is essential to reducing the state’s maternal and infant mortality rates. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-03-22/health-workers-say-at-risk-missouri-moms-need-help-during-and-after-pregnancy Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2024-03-16/missouri-doulas-give-up-wages-to-serve-women-on-medicaid-legislators-hope-to-fix-that Doulas and birth centers are considered part of the solution to Missouri’s ‘unacceptable’ maternal mortality crisis. But current law makes it difficult to help mothers most in need. Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-03-16/missouri-doulas-give-up-wages-to-serve-women-on-medicaid-legislators-hope-to-fix-that Anna Spoerre /health-science-environment/2024-03-09/missouri-health-workers-push-to-reduce-congenital-syphilis-infections-killing-babies In the majority of Missouri’s rising cases of congenital syphilis, mothers had little to no prenatal care, highlighting a larger issue of maternal health care access. Legislation introduced in the House and Senate aims to address the crisis. Sat, 09 Mar 2024 22:14:59 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-03-09/missouri-health-workers-push-to-reduce-congenital-syphilis-infections-killing-babies Anna Spoerre /health-science-environment/2024-03-04/in-missouri-its-hard-to-count-how-many-hispanic-women-die-from-pregnancy-issues In Missouri and Nebraska, information about maternal mortality rates among Hispanic women is not reliable. That’s a challenge for health care organizations that depend on those statistics to send resources to that population. Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-03-04/in-missouri-its-hard-to-count-how-many-hispanic-women-die-from-pregnancy-issues Kassidy Arena, Anna Spidel /health-science-environment/2024-02-22/illinois-pritzker-black-maternal-death-reduction-funding Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has included millions in his proposed budget to bolster efforts aimed to reduce deaths among pregnant women and new mothers. The plan includes funds to support doulas, midwives and other community birth workers. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 23:25:48 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-02-22/illinois-pritzker-black-maternal-death-reduction-funding Sarah Fentem