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3rd Microbiome Movement – Maternal & Infant Health Summit

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Harness the Maternal-Infant Microbiome, Establish New Mechanisms of Action, and Develop Breakthrough Health Products that Proactively Prevent Disease Risk. Understand the value of the mother’s experience and health for foetal development with talks from Siobhain O’Mahony and Mary Claire Kimmel.

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$20 million committed for research focused on health equity in maternal, infant CVD health

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DALLAS, March 4, 2022 — Poor heart health, especially among women of color, puts both mothers-to-be and their infants at risk, with heart disease causing more than one in four pregnancy-related deaths (26.5%) in the U.S., according to the American Heart Association Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2022 Update.

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States with the toughest abortion laws have the weakest maternal supports, data shows

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Many of the states that are moving to ban abortion tend to have less access to health care, worse maternal and infant health care outcomes and weaker social supports for children and families. Image credit: Nick Underwood/NPR)

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A nonprofit says preterm births are up in the U.S. — and it's not a partisan issue

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March of Dimes' annual report on infant and maternal health drops the U.S. from a C- to a D+, citing a 15-year high in the preterm birth rate. But it also offers some encouraging signs and solutions. Image credit: Kaitlyn Radde/NPR)

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Opinion: Rural hospitals are closing labor and delivery services. Babies’ lives are in jeopardy

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A hospital in Idaho recently announced it will shutter its labor and delivery services due to doctors’ unwillingness to practice medicine in the face of the state’s restrictive and punitive laws surrounding reproductive health care. CNN reported 13 hospitals ceased labor and delivery services in the past year.

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First public health survey of new dads to help improve outcomes for entire family

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While federal legislation requires tracking and reporting data on maternal health behaviors around childbirth, fathers have been overlooked in these public health efforts to improve maternal and infant outcomes.

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Historical redlining linked to premature births, lower birth weight babies

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Study of three California cities finds that past discriminatory housing practices may be impacting maternal and infant health today Past discriminatory housing practices may play a role in perpetuating the significant disparities in infant and maternal health faced by people of color in the U.S.,