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Black women are twice as likely to develop severe maternal sepsis compared to white women. (Getty Images) (Jose Luis Pelaez Inc via Getty Images)
The chair of the maternal mortality review committee said the group is skipping data from 2022 and 2023 and picking up its analysis with 2024 to get a more “contemporary” view of deaths. She ...
In 2022 and 2023, there were 120 maternal hospital deaths in Texas, an uptick from the period before abortion bans went into effect Texas banned abortions - and then sepsis rates started to soar ...
The number of cases of puerperal sepsis per year shows wide variations among published literature—this may be related to different definitions, recordings etc. [12] Globally, bacterial infections are the cause of 10% of maternal deaths—this is more common in low income countries but is also a direct cause of maternal deaths in high-income ...
Thurman's death sparked widespread reaction and debate about the impact of strict abortion laws on maternal health. [ 1 ] [ 6 ] The case has reignited discussions about maternal mortality in the U.S. , particularly among Black women , who face higher rates of pregnancy-related complications and deaths. [ 6 ]
Modifiable risk factors include maternal obesity. [14] There is an elevated demand for insulin during pregnancy which leads to increased insulin production from pancreatic beta cells. The elevated demand is a result of increased maternal calorie intake and weight gain, and increased production of prolactin and growth hormone.
The development of sepsis is primarily due to two scenarios. When there is an incomplete abortion caused by the pathogens that result in products of conception remaining in the body. The second scenario occurs intentional septic procedures leads to the spread of the infection from the placenta or fetus to the uterus; this can subsequently cause ...
Sepsis is an illness that affects nearly 50 million people worldwide each year, with around 11 million deaths attributed to the condition. In the United States, at least 1.7 million adults in the ...