In August 2022, a Joplin, Missouri, woman who was 17 weeks pregnant suffered a placental abruption, or loss of amniotic fluid, and sought care at a local hospital. When that hospital said it could not save her...
Establish an incident response team to handle decisions about high-risk pregnancy cases that may present dilemmas in your hospital’s emergency department (ED) as states continue to pass more restrictive abortion laws.
The draft recommendations say female patients should be screened when they’re 40, then once every other year. The draft recommendation was issued May 9 and is open for public...
Two hospitals who refused to provide abortion services to a woman who was 17 weeks pregnant but faced life-threatening conditions after her amniotic fluid had drained are under investigation by CMS, according to a ...
ECRI’s annual report on the top patient safety concerns facing the healthcare industry—and what to do about them—are free online. The 2023 list contains several new issues, including pediatric mental health and uncertainty in maternal-fetal care. And it has several familiar concerns, including...
The U.S. ranks dead last out of 13 industrialized nations when it comes to women dying during pregnancy or due to pregnancy-related complications, according to a 2022 report by the ...
