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One mother balances between her severe aortic stenosis, her son in the NICU and her six kids
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Study suggests hospital-based maternal deaths are occurring earlier in pregnancy or postpartum – while maternal deaths occurring at the time of delivery are declining in the U.S.
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Study suggests Black pregnant individuals are more exposed to chronic social stressors that may increase their risk for negative health outcomes, racial disparities.
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Postpartum depression and anxiety have increased in the time of COVID. New studies show the care gaps and surprising silver linings that emerged for people who gave birth during the early days of the pandemic.
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More than a year after a complex separation surgery, Sarabeth and Amelia Irwin are “as individual as can be.”
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Participants said the lesions caused similar or more distress than skin conditions like acne or psoriasis.
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After welcoming their son, couple helps Michigan Medicine launch first peer mentor program for same sex couples expecting babies through surrogacy.
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A unique partnership helped one East Lansing family when their newborn needed multiple surgeries to save his life.
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The 100th report out of the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection details the experiences of 29 women who faced this rare life-threatening complication while pregnant.
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Problems with her placenta inspired physician Courtney Townsel to specialize in helping others understand the high risk pregnancy conditions that impact this vital organ.
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In states with expanded Medicaid eligibility, pregnant people were more likely to have continuous health care insurance around the time of pregnancy.
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Conjoined twins attached at the chest and abdomen recently underwent successful separation surgery at Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
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And then there were five: Firefighter husband and wife duo and a Brighton-area couple celebrate their first Father’s Days with triplets during COVID-19.
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University of Michigan research shows the direct correlation between systemic racism and racial health disparities in the United States.
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At Michigan Medicine, specialized spina bifida fetus surgery improves long term outcomes in children diagnosed with the disease.