A study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) revealed that overdose deaths among pregnant and postpartum women nearly tripled between 2018 and 2021. Additionally, the U.S. is facing alarming levels of preterm births, infant mortality, and a 3% rise in the infant mortality rate in 2022. Furthermore, researchers highlighted the higher risk of sepsis for patients with existing health issues and the significant excess deaths among Black Americans compared to white Americans over more than two decades.
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The higher mortality rate among Black Americans resulted in 1.63 million excess deaths relative to white Americans over more than two decades, a new study shows. https://t.co/uPQMjMAGkn
Patients with existing health issues are at a higher risk of sepsis, researchers say https://t.co/BZbAZzGBv3 https://t.co/dqGfPQyYUb
The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3%, with 20,538 deaths recorded in 2022, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published. https://t.co/COSoizfco4
Preterm births and infant mortality are at alarming levels in the U.S. https://t.co/VjmUt2fySU
Every year more than 20,000 pregnancies in the U.S. result in a stillbirth, but not all of these tragedies were inevitable. As many as one in four stillbirths are potentially preventable. https://t.co/AjmrRStn0Z
Overdose deaths in pregnant, postpartum women tripled in as many years Overdose deaths among pregnant and postpartum women nearly tripled between 2018 and 2021, according to a study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published Wednesday. https://t.co/WZ6zHgg15u