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Addressing maternal health disparities in American Indian and Alaska Native communities will require identifying data gaps ...

Maternal psychological distress was assessed using the six-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6), administered twice during pregnancy: once in the first half (median 15.1 weeks) and again ...

Maternal Insecurities and Social Comparison Mothers expressed self-doubt, including questioning their desire and motivation to be a good mother. They described social pressures to conform to ...

Research indicates that "maternal distress" during the period immediately before and after a child's birth increases their risk of mental health problems. There has been less research on how a ...

Despite many studies being conducted worldwide to assess maternal distress, little had been known about its impact on Sri Lankan mothers. This is why the group had conducted Sri Lanka’s first-ever ...

From 1999 to 2019, maternal mortality—defined in the study as a death during pregnancy or up to a year afterward—more than doubled in the U.S. Although deaths increased in people of all races ...

The maternal mortality ratio (MMR), defined as the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, was reported at 8.4, showing a significant downward trend.

Maternal psychological distress was assessed using the six-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6), administered twice during pregnancy: once in the first half (median 15.1 weeks) and again ...