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Postpartum Suicide is Tragic, But Preventable

Women are at significant risk for severe psychiatric illness after childbirth, particularly during the first three months.  Suicide is a rare but tragic outcome of untreated psychiatric illness in this setting, but it is also preventable.  In order to prevent suicide, we must be able to identify which women are at highest risk for suicide. … Read More: Postpartum Suicide is Tragic, But Preventable »

US pregnancy deaths up, most preventable: CDC

More U.S. women are dying from pregnancy-related causes, and more than half of those deaths are preventable, government health officials said in a report Tuesday. Although these deaths are rare — about 700 a year — they have been rising for decades, especially among black women. “An American mom today is 50 percent more likely… Read More: US pregnancy deaths up, most preventable: CDC »