DHEC reports dramatic increase in infant and maternal mortality rates
New reports released by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control show a dramatic increase in South Carolina’s infant and maternal mortality rates.
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March Of Dimes members meet with SC lawmakers on better maternal care
As part of their annual March For Change, Wilson and other members met with lawmakers at the state house to address the need for better healthcare for moms and babies.
S.C. House passes ‘near total’ abortion ban
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For the second time since the U.S. Supreme Court ended federal abortion protections, the South Carolina House has passed a near-total abortion ban — and shows no sign of budging. The lower chamber’s Republican supermajority on Wednesday continued its efforts to make South Carolina the 13th state with a ban from conception. By a 83-31 vote…
SCDHHS extending Medicaid coverage for new and expecting mothers
New and expecting mothers in South Carolina can now look forward to more support in health care.
New research links infertility treatments to risk of heart and pregnancy complications
Millions of people use infertility treatments to have a baby, but new research is linking those treatments to an increased risk for heart and pregnancy-related complications.
DHEC encourages pregnant women to get vaccinated against COVID-19, per CDC study
DHEC is encouraging all pregnant women across the state to get their COVID-19 vaccine, after a new study from the CDC found babies whose mothers got the two-dose shots have a reduced risk of being hospitalized with the disease for the first six months of their lives.
CDC urging pregnant women to get vaccinated, after 22 die from COVID-19 in August
The CDC is urging pregnant women to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The urgent recommendation comes after the agency reported the highest number of pregnant women to die in a month.
DHEC joins Prisma Health and the CDC recommending pregnant women get vaccinated against COVID-19
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and Prisma Health are joining the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in their recommendation that pregnant women get vaccinated against COVID-19.
New study shows U.S. birth rates have hit a record low
A new study shows U.S. birth rates have reached a record low. The birth rate fell again in 2020, for the 16th consecutive year.
New study says 15% of pregnancies end in miscarriage
A new study published in the Lancet Medical Journal found 23 million pregnancies worldwide end in miscarriage every year.
