With the state now counting overdose deaths, the rate of white women who died of pregnancy-related conditions shot up.
In this Tuesday Nov. 29, 2005, file photo, an expecting mother is examined by a midwife during a home visit in Free Union, Va. Ohio recently released maternal mortality figures for 2017-2018, showing deaths of women related to their pregnancies.COLUMBUS, Ohio – Seventy-two Ohioans died of illnesses or accidents related to pregnancy in 2017 and 2018, up from 38 deaths the previous two years,
The change in reporting could be a trend. The 2017-2018 report noted that Utah also started including some overdose deaths as pregnancy-related.that pregnant women with addiction problems are less likely to seek prenatal care, fearing their drug use would be reported to authorities and their babies would be taken away.
However, Britton noted that the committee is so behind in compiling its two-year reports that any surviving children from Recent research suggests that pregnant women with addiction problems are less likely to seek prenatal care, fearing their drug use would be reported to authorities and their babies would be taken away. But without prenatal health care and interventions such as methadone and buprenorphine to treat substance use disorder, women’s health is at risk while and after they are pregnant.
Angela Newman-White, executive director of First Year Cleveland, an organization housed at Case Western Reserve University that works to reduce infant deaths, particularly among Black families, said she’s concerned that by including overdoses in maternal mortality statistics, public health officials and politicians could overlook the promising projects throughout the state that are chipping away at the Black maternal and infant mortality numbers, which have been concerning for years.
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