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Article: Mothers' health taking toll on infant health, mortality rates.
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- The Nation's Health
- Article date:
- August 1, 2008
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Women's deteriorating health is a leading reason infant mortality rates have stalled in the United States since 2000, according to a June report from Trust for America's Health.
After 40 years of declines, infant mortality rates have remained relatively stable since 2000, and at the same time American women's health has been worsening due to widespread chronic diseases such as obesity and diabetes.
The report found that about 30 percent of women who give birth have some form of pregnancy complication, with such health problems costing the United States a least $26.2 billion in 2005. Premature births and low birthweights are often linked to health issues ...