Health Matters for Women - December 2021

	December 2021

 

New from CDC   Preventing Pregnancy-Related Mental Health Deaths: Insights From 14 US Maternal Mortality Review Committees, 2008–17 Each year approximately 700 people die in the United States from pregnancy-related complications. Authors describe the characteristics of pregnancy-related deaths due to mental health conditions, including substance use disorders, and identify opportunities for prevention based on recommendations from fourteen state Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRCs) from the period 2008–17.   Enhancing Reviews and Surveillance to Eliminate Maternal Mortality  Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRCs) are multidisciplinary committees in states and cities that perform comprehensive reviews of deaths among women within a year of the end of a pregnancy.    Bleeding Disorders in Women Bleeding disorders are conditions in which the blood does not clot normally because certain proteins in the blood are missing or do not work properly. Learn the signs and symptoms and read stories of women and girls living with bleeding disorders.   Supporting Caregivers The need for caregivers is growing along with the aging of the US population. The number of caregivers increased from 43.5 million in 2015 to about 53 million in 2020, more than 1 in 5 Americans, and 58% of women are caregivers.   Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies CDC’s Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies Network (SET-NET) aims to understand the effects of emerging and reemerging threats on pregnant people and their infants.   PRAMS Releases New 2020 Data CDC announce the release of 2020 data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS). PRAMS provides data on maternal attitudes, experiences, and behaviors around the time of pregnancy.   COVID-19 Impact on Women   COVID-19 Vaccines While Pregnant or Breastfeeding Although the overall risks are low, people who are pregnant or recently pregnant are at an increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 compared with people who are not pregnant.      Snapshots

QuickStats: Rate of Cesarean Delivery, by Maternal Prepregnancy Body Mass Index Category* — United States, 2020

Federal Agencies HHS Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Challenge - HHS OASH NIH Announces Winners of Data Challenge to Identify Risk Factors for First-Time Pregnancies  NIH Study Suggests Women with Disabilities Have Higher Risk of Birth Complications and Death Virtual Engagement with Indigenous Women Leaders in Preparation for the Fourth Convening of the Trilateral Working Group on Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls - The White House HHS Selects Phase 1 Winners of Competition to Decrease Rates of Hypertension Among Pregnant and Postpartum Women   National, State, Territorial and Local  March of Dimes & CDC Raise Awareness of Birth Defects Across The Lifespan March of Dimes Launches Campaign to End Health Disparities In Routine Immunizations March of Dimes Issues Statement On House Passage of The Build Back Better Act Actions Needed by Higher Education Institutions, Technology Companies, Federal Agencies to Increase Representation of Women of Color in Tech - The National Academies of Science and Engineering Medicine Take Charge of Your Sexual Health - National Coalition for Sexual Health Susan G. Komen® Breast Cancer Experts Present Latest Research at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Susan G. Komen® Commends Introduction of Diagnostic Imaging Legislation in Florida Journal of Women's Health Sex Differences in Long-Term Mortality of Patients with Hypertensive Crisis Visiting the Emergency Department Improved Obstetric Care for People with Disabilities: An Urgent Call for Accessibility and Inclusion Women with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Have Higher Odds of Midlife Stroke: The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study   Global Press Release: New UN Women Data Confirms Violence Against Women Has Worsened Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Working With Traditional Leaders to End Violence Against Women in West Africa Administrator Power Announces $11 Billion To Combat Malnutrition and Safeguard The Lives of Women and Children     Health Observances, January 2022 Cervical Cancer Awareness Month Cervical Cancer National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Prevent Cervical Cancer National Stalking Awareness Month Stalking: Know it. Name it. Stop it. Intimate Partner Violence National Birth Defects Prevention Month Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month Slavery and Human Trafficking National Folic Acid Awareness Week 1/3 - 1/9 Folic Acid

 

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