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What’s a “bundle” and what should I expect from healthcare providers who are following these guidelines? Patient safety “bundles” – including Severe Hypertension During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period –...
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Cuff Kit program launched.
On April 16, a briefing for U.S. Congressional staff offered insights about how maternity care is being provided in the midst of the COVID pandemic. We joined a number of maternal health organizations as a sponsor of this virtual briefing. Presenters...
We were there when she lunged into the Atlantic Ocean having just completed a 3,000-mile cross country journey by bike. One year from the start of that journey, there is a new chapter in Carlie and Dietrich Linde’s life. The Blacksburg, V...
The myths are everywhere, and we hear them after a delivery for preeclampsia – and even during a pregnancy complicated by it. People may think this information is helpful, but it can cause confusion. The myths persist because it is human nature...
After realizing you have Wonder Woman super powers, here are some ways you can put them into action when confronted with real life scenarios. 1. My doctor/nurse/midwife is not taking my symptoms seriously. How can I get them to pay more attention to...
Recent media coverage about the alarming rate of maternal mortality in the US has women scared. How can you protect yourself from these errors and oversights? Being your own Wonder Woman is not hard when you have the lasso of truth, the bracelets...
You may know that heart disease is the leading cause of death for women. Here’s what you may not know: preeclampsia, a pregnancy disorder, puts women at increased risk for heart disease as well as stroke and high blood pressure later in life....
If you’re one of the thousands of women who experienced severe preeclampsia or HELLP syndrome, then you probably have more questions than answers about deciding whether to get pregnant again. It can take time to recover from any pregnancy that...
What you’ll learn in this article: It’s important not to blame yourself for developing preeclampsia: there’s currently no absolute way to prevent it from happening. “Risk reduction” doesn’t equal “disease...
Stress caused by a traumatic pregnancy and delivery can often override the ability to emotionally cope, leading to psychiatric complications such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and post-partum depression (PPD). Suffering a serious illness,...
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One of the hallmarks of preeclampsia or HELLP syndrome is their rapid progression: one minute you may be feeling what seems like the normal discomfort of pregnancy, and the next you may be fighting for your life. There is a large gap between your exp...