2 Queen Mary University of London Centre for Public Health and Policy, London, UK Objective In the UK and worldwide, there are substantial ethnic inequalities in maternal and perinatal ...

Black infants died at a rate of 10.9 deaths per 1,000 live births, the CDC said. Infant mortality rates remained relatively unchanged from 2022 to 2023, but racial and ethnic disparities still ...

Researchers conducted a cohort study using linked data from the UK Renal Registry and Hospital ... the place of dialysis initiation, and 90-day mortality outcomes among patients starting dialysis ...

A non-governmental organisation, The Challenge Initiative has restated its commitment to reducing maternal mortality rate in Borno State. The group, in collaboration with Devcom, expressed serious ...

By 2023, female mortality rates in the UK were 14% higher than the median of peer countries, with male mortality rates 9% higher. The research reveals significant inequalities across the UK. Scotland, ...

The maternal mortality crisis in Nigeria remains dire. According to a 2023 World Health Organization (WHO) report, Nigeria ranks second globally for the highest number of maternal deaths ...

According to him, National SWAP has identified 172 local government areas with more cases of maternal Mortality but God be the glory 56 MAMII centers were activated. “MAMII aims to address five ...

This article reviews racial and ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidities and mortality, underlying drivers of these disparities, and potential levers to reduce their occurrence.

The bill, a work in progress, will build on General Assembly initiatives setting up a maternal mortality review team and ensuring Medicaid covers doula care, as well as bipartisan, but vetoed ...

Anas Sarwar has accused Reform UK of racism over an online advert claiming he wants to prioritise the Pakistani community. Nigel Farage’s party has spent nearly £8,000 on the “despicable ...

In 1990, the country’s maternal mortality ratio (MMR) stood around an alarming 760 deaths per 100,000 live births. This placed Ghana among the high-mortality countries as it embarked on the ...