Month: October 2022

Good sleep can increase women’s work ambitions

A study indicated that sleep quality impacted women’s mood and changed how they felt about advancing in their careers. Meanwhile, men’s aspirations were not impacted by sleep quality. The researchers discovered this finding in a two-week-long survey study of 135 full-time workers in the U.S. Each day the participants first noted how well they had […]

Published on October 31, 2022

‘Fourth Trimester’ Focus Is Pushed to Prevent Maternal Deaths

For several weeks a year, the work of nurse-midwife Karen Sheffield-Abdullah is really detective work. She and a team of other medical investigators with the North Carolina public health department scour the hospital records and coroner reports of new moms who died after giving birth. These maternal mortality review committees look for clues about what […]

Published on October 31, 2022

Preventing Maternal Deaths in the Fourth Trimester

Every year, nurse-detective Karen Sheffield-Abdullah and her team of medical investigators review hospital records and reports to uncover clues about maternal deaths. The data reveals that 84% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, with mental health conditions and heart problems being the leading causes. Shockingly, 53% of deaths occur between seven days and one year after […]

Published on October 31, 2022