New March of Dimes data reveal persistent inequities and rising health risks, underscoring the urgent need to strengthen Medicaid, early care access, and maternal health policies.

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While every soon-to-be parent hopes for a smooth, uneventful pregnancy, labor, and delivery, birth trauma and injury can be ...

Maternal age was defined as the age of mother in completed years at the time of delivery. [27] All nulliparous women aged 10-24 years who had singleton live births during the period between 1995 and ...