Tag: birth
California surgeon general sets goal of reducing maternal mortality by 50%
California’s surgeon general has unveiled a new initiative to reduce maternal mortality and set a goal of halving the rate of...
See COVID's toll on California's life expectancy in new CDC longevity report
It was the year COVID-19 vaccines became widely available, and the pandemic’s startling death toll in California and elsewhere appeared close to...
Murder, birth and test scores: What scientists are learning about extreme heat
Heat waves have been linked to a higher risk of babies being born premature, as well as stillbirth. In California, researchers found...
What the rise of the caesarean section reveals about pregnancy and childbirth in the U.S.
After Rachel Somerstein was rushed into an operating room for an unplanned caesarean section, her doctor made the first cut. “I felt...