Decline in early prenatal care was accompanied by 5% rise in number of patients who received no prenatal care at allFewer women received early and adequate prenatal care in 2023, new data released this week by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows.The small year-over-year decline comes amid tectonic shifts in women’s rights and access to reproductive healthcare in the US and in spite of a federal government initiative meant to improve prenatal care access. Seventeen states ban abortion at conception or soon after. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/24/prenatal-care-decline-cdc-study
Author : Jessica Glenza
Publish date : 2024-08-24 09:00:30
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Fewer US women received early and adequate prenatal care last year – CDC
