Georgia recently relaunched its maternal mortality review committee after dismissing all 32 of its members last year. But state officials won’t say who the current members are.
A recently approved biomarker test can help pinpoint which patients are at highest risk for preeclampsia, which is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in Georgia. Champions of the test hail it as a life-saving tool that takes the guesswork out of identifying which patients are developing the hypertensive disorder that only occurs during and after pregnancy.
Doctors on Thursday urged Congress to pass legislation addressing the disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality throughout the country and to lower barriers that have hindered people of color from becoming medical professionals.
Close to 700 people in Georgia reported postpartum depressive symptoms in 2020, though the number of unreported cases likely makes that number much higher.
Leaders with the March of Dimes and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation say the United States is the most dangerous developed nation in which to give birth, especially for Black women.
A new report shows the number of babies born early in Georgia is rising. The state already ranks near the bottom when it comes to maternal and infant...
Through her work as a rural physician, Dr. Keisha Callins addresses the bigger picture of maternal mortality in Georgia. Serving as the only OB-GYN for...
