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Pregnancy in the U.S. is Getting More Dangerous
New data shows that for every 100,000 babies born, 33 women die. For Black moms, the maternal mortality rate is more than double than that of their White peers. Carol Major, MD, assistant dean of Student Inclusive Excellence and professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, talks to Bloomberg Quicktake in this video on the state of maternal mortality and maternal health in the U.S.
Tell-tale signs of pelvic inflammatory disease and how it's diagnosed
Untreated PID can lead to complications like scar tissue that can block the fallopian tubes, infertility, and chronic abdominal pain, says Donna Gin Baick, MD, an OB-GYN with UCI Health and an associate clinical professor at the UCI School of Medicine.