“Indeed, doctors discovered that some #stillbirths resulted from #COVID19 directly infiltrating the #placenta, a condition they named #SARSCoV2 #placentitis. Cases were found even in people whose COVID-19 symptoms were mild or nonexistent.”

“Although #stillbirths were rare overall, babies were dying. The risk of a stillbirth nearly doubled for those who had #COVID19 during #pregnancy compared with those who didn’t. And during the spread of the delta variant, that risk was four times higher.”

“November also marked a key moment in the understanding of #COVID19’s impact on #stillbirths. A CDC study looking at 1.2 million births in the first 18 months of the pandemic found that more than 8,000 #pregnancies ended in stillbirths, including more than 270 of them in patients with a documented COVID-19 diagnosis at the time of delivery.”

COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn’t Have to Happen — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/covid-maternity-stillbirth-vaccines-pregnancy https://www.propublica.org/article/covid-maternity-stillbirth-vaccines-pregnancy?taid=64d06c4966d1df0001ff11e6&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter “#Unvaccinated #women who contracted #COVID19 during #pregnancy were at a higher risk of #stillbirths. They also were more likely to be admitted to the intensive care unit, give birth prematurely or die. Yet their greatest protection — the COVID-19 vaccine — sat largely untouched, buried under doubt, polluted by #disinformation.”

U.S. Experiences 21,000 #Stillbirths a Year: #CDC
https://themessenger.com/health/u-s-experiences-21000-stillbirths-a-year-cdc

Mia Farrow shared this 2022 article on her #Twitter feed, it is about #stillbirths and #COVID. She has half a million followers. https://www.propublica.org/article/covid-maternity-stillbirth-vaccines-pregnancy

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#miscarriage #stillbirths #loss #grief

#stillbirths "We have a very high ceiling but a lower floor"
#healthdisparities

#americanmedicine

This will get worse than ever in states that prohibit #abortion

https://undark.org/2022/10/17/other-countries-have-reduced-stillbirth-rates-why-not-the-u-s/?utm_source=Undark%3A+News+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=0d4a9c0c6b-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5cee408d66-0d4a9c0c6b-176017345

#stillbirths "We have a very high ceiling but a lower floor"
#healthdisparities

#americanmedicine

This will get worse than ever in states that prohibit #abortion

https://undark.org/2022/10/17/other-countries-have-reduced-stillbirth-rates-why-not-the-u-s/?utm_source=Undark%3A+News+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=0d4a9c0c6b-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5cee408d66-0d4a9c0c6b-176017345

New #research using our #Population #OpenData - Estimation of #stillbirths attributable to ambient fine particles in 137 countries - in #NatureComms #PM25 #Pollution #MaternalHealth #LMICs #SDG3 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34250-4

Almost a million #stillbirths a year can be attributed to #airPollution according to a first global analysis and the discovery of #toxic #pollution particles in lungs and brains of foetuses.

The study covered 137 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, where 98% of stillbirths occur.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/29/air-pollution-million-stillbirths-study

One in three stillbirths goes unexplained, leaving #parents desperate for information.

Many doctors don’t perform autopsies or tests that could offer insight, while some patients decide against them without fully understanding the potential benefits.

Placental exams were performed or planned in only 65% of stillbirths in 2020.

Autopsies were performed in fewer than 20% of #stillbirths.

https://www.propublica.org/article/stillbirths-autopsy-placenta-exams-pregnancy?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

@undarkmag
#stillbirths
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#healthcare
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