The U.S. has the worst rate of maternal deaths in the developed world, and 60 percent are preventable. The death of Lauren Bloomstein, a neonatal nurse, in the hospital where she worked illustrates a profound disparity: the health care system focuses on babies but often ignores their mothers.
The U.S. has the worst rate of maternal deaths in the developed world, and 60 percent are preventable. The death of Lauren Bloomstein, a neonatal nurse, in the hospital where she worked illustrates a profound disparity: the health care system focuses on babies but often ignores their mothers.
That s one bright side of the pandemic
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Tom Avril / The Philadelphia Inquirer | 7:00 am, Jan. 25, 2021 ×
Bria Wentzel, 2, plays with a face mask April 15 at First Step Family Daycare in Willmar. While some home-based providers are closing because they don’t have enough kids, First Step serves families of essential workers who still require child care.
Erica Dischino / West Central Tribune
The usual broken bones and other trauma are being treated this winter at the emergency department of St. Christopher s Hospital for Children. But one category of medical complaints has all but disappeared: infectious disease.
Take influenza, for example. Typically between December and April, nurses and doctors at the Philadelphia hospital see hundreds of children with the flu. So far this winter, the number is zero.