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Perspective: Protecting mothers and babies – a delicate balancing act.
Pregnant women are often not included in clinical trials and this affects the amount of data available about prescribing some medications in pregnancy.
Perspective: Protecting mothers and babies – a delicate balancing act.
Pregnant women are often not included in clinical trials and this affects the amount of data available about prescribing some medications in pregnancy.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (USA)Complications during birth climb in U.S. hospitals
From STAT Morning Rounds:
“There’s been a sharp increase in the proportion
of women who experience serious complications while giving birth in U.S.
hospitals. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reports that the number of women experiencing
severe issues during birth — including acute renal failure, shock, and sepsis —
rose 45 percent from 2006 to 2015. That year, there were 147 cases of severe
maternal complications per 10,000 births. Complications were particularly
common among women who were uninsured or covered by Medicaid, those over age
40, and those who lived in large urban areas.”
The report is at https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb243-Severe-Maternal-Morbidity-Delivery-Trends-Disparities.jsp
The report is at https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb243-Severe-Maternal-Morbidity-Delivery-Trends-Disparities.jsp
Sources: Embed Health Consortium Health Bulletin,
King’s Fund Library Health Management and Policy Alert, STAT Morning Rounds,
BMJ
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