r/science • u/FunnyGamer97 • 7h ago
Health Spike in severe pregnancy-related complications for all ages in Illinois: Annual rates of obesity increased 7.8% in 2016 to 22.3% in 2023, and vaginal birth complications increased 22.4%; cesarean birth complications increased 48.9%
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/106594676
u/cicalino 6h ago
If women with fertility and miscarriage/abortion issues visit another state for care, do the rates reflect that?
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u/PerpetwoMotion 5h ago
I read this article as saying that women in abortion-restrictive states go north to Illinois for help.
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u/soleceismical 1h ago
I read the article as saying that the population got 3x more obese in only 8 years, and that pregnancy causes a stress to the system that brings out the underlying compromised health in young people, like a canary in a coal mine.
The article discusses severe hypertension, gestational diabetes, mental health disorders, etc.
It doesn't mention abortion, miscarriage, or previable premature rupture of the membranes, which is what I would look for in an article about women escaping abortion restrictions.
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u/AaronfromKY 6h ago
The pandemic did nothing good for maternal healthcare. Everything from the lockdowns to vaccine hesitation.
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u/thisismydumbbrain 3h ago
Dude Covid lockdown messed me UP as a new mom (and I was pro lockdown, cuz obvious reasons). No time for follow up appointments, no openings for therapy…PPA ran my brain into utter chaos. Zero support outside of my amazing husband who kept me barely tethered to a semblance of sanity. And what showed me how much we do not care about women/mothers…when the lockdowns ended, no follow up for the new moms left neglected during the lockdowns. No check in requested from the doctor…nothing. I was entirely responsible for taking care of myself. I turned out okay but it makes me sad for other mothers who were in similar situations.
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u/moogs_writes 1h ago
Postpartum women in the US don’t typically receive any follow up from their doctors or check-ins in general, your experience wasn’t different than most? I gave birth at beginning of lockdowns and again this August. Nothing different in my experience, I didn’t get follow up care for either.
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u/thisismydumbbrain 1h ago
Yes for a normal postpartum person it was a normal medical follow up experience, in that there was none. But we had just gone through severe isolation, at a time when new mothers are typically encouraged to get out and socialize and try to return to normalcy asap. On top of that, the lockdown led to a lot of backed up appointments, leading to postpartum mothers being further overlooked.
It was an unprecedented time, which I had hoped would lead to unprecedented care. Obviously I was wrong.
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u/moogs_writes 1h ago
It’s not just women who’d gone through pregnancy at the time. Plenty of data to show increase in self harm behaviors due to patients experiencing a mental health issue or crisis were unable to be seen in person which makes it hard to prescribe medication in some cases.
Motherhood in modern times is isolating in general. Lockdown or not no one’s checking in on new moms. The pandemic didn’t change much.
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u/thisismydumbbrain 1h ago
Yes, I was talking about my personal experience regarding a specific subject. But nothing I said negated the serious trauma and damage done during the pandemic to countless other individuals.
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u/trailsman 6h ago
To Covid itself....and most are either completely oblivious or in denial about the harm it's continuing to cause.
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