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Doctors Gather Ideas For Stopping Maternal Deaths In Texas
Posted on · Texas didn’t expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, so many women are not getting health care before they’re pregnant
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Health & Science
First Zika-Linked Microcephaly Case Identified in Harris County Baby
Posted on · This is the first case in Texas of an infant born with microcephaly testing positive for the Zika virus.
Houston Matters
This Simple Change Could Help More Premature Babies Survive
Posted on · According to the CDC, nearly one out of every eight infants born in the US every year is born prematurely — that means birth occurs prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy. Preterm-related causes of death together accounted for 35 percent of all infant deaths in 2009, more than any other single cause. Researchers at Texas […]
Houston Matters
Houston Mothers-to-Be Have Many Choices, from Hospital to Home Births
Posted on · While the vast majority of Houston women give birth in hospitals, some choose to have their child in a birthing center, or even at home. According to the CDC, the number of home births is rising, though still just over one in a hundred choose to have their children outside of a hospital. When a […]
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Midwifery and Births, Children’s Health, and Rita Moreno: Houston Matters for Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Posted on · While the vast majority of Houston women give birth in hospitals, some choose to have their child in a birthing center, or even at home. According to the CDC, the number of home births is rising, though still just over one in a hundred choose to have their children outside of a hospital. When a […]