Current Status of State-Level Maternal Mortality Review Legislation in the United States [26B]

Objectives. To examine associations between state-level variation in abortion-restricting policies in 2015 and total maternal mortality (TMM), maternal mortality (MM), and late maternal mortality (LMM) from 2015 to 2018 in the United States. Methods. We derived an abortion policy composite index for each state based on 8 state-level abortion-restricting policies. We fit ecological state-level generalized linear Poisson regression models with robust standard errors to estimate 4-year TMM, MM, and LMM rate ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) associated with a 1-unit increase in the abortion index, adjusting for state-level covariates. Results. States with the higher score of abortion policy composite index had a 7% increase in TMM (adjusted rate ratio [ARR] = 1.07; 95% CI = 1.02, 1.12) compared with states with lower abortion policy composite index, after we adjusted for state-level covariates. Among individual abortion policies, states with a licensed physician requirement had a 51% higher TMM (ARR = 1.51; 95% CI = 1.15, 1.99) and a 35% higher MM (ARR = 1.35; 95% CI = 1.09, 1.67), and states with restrictions on Medicaid coverage of abortion care had a 29% higher TMM (ARR = 1.29; 95% CI = 1.03, 1.61). Conclusions. Restricting access to abortion care at the state level may increase the risk for TMM. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print August 19, 2021: e1–e9. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306396 )

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The association between state-level abortion restrictions and maternal mortality in the United States, 1995-2017

Contraception ◽

10.1016/j.contraception.2021.03.018 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Amy N. Addante ◽

David L. Eisenberg ◽

Mark C. Valentine ◽

Jennifer Leonard ◽

Karen E. Joynt Maddox ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Maternal Mortality ◽

State Level ◽

The United States

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The Intersection of Maternal Morbidity and Mortality and Intimate Partner Violence in the United States

Current Women s Health Reviews ◽

10.2174/1573404816999200502024742 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 298-312 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Samia Noursi ◽

Janine Austin Clayton ◽

Jacquelyn Campbell ◽

Phyllis Sharps

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Maternal Health ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Maternal Morbidity ◽

The United States ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Morbidity And Mortality ◽

Maternal Morbidity And Mortality ◽

Mortality Review ◽

Maternal Mortality Review

Background: In the United States, rates of maternal morbidity and mortality (MMM) are high compared with other high-income countries and are characterized by significant racial/ethnic disparities. Typically, research on MMM focuses on obstetrical problems. Less research examines the role of intimate partner violence (IPV). Maternal health, IPV, and their intersection are linked with the impacts of social determinants of health. Objective: We sought to understand the intersection of MMM and IPV in the United States, particularly data issues that hinder research in this area and the resulting knowledge gaps. Methods: We identified major articles of interest regarding maternal morbidity and mortality and IPV in the United States and drafted a mini review based on relevant information. Results: Despite the prevalence of IPV during pregnancy, the intersection of maternal health and IPV has not been widely reviewed or discussed. Conclusion: There are a number of limitations in surveillance activities and data collection that underestimate the impact of IPV on MMM. Importantly, women who die by homicide or suicide— which in many cases is linked with IPV—are not counted as pregnancy-related deaths in the United States under the current definition. Establishing separate panels of local experts in maternal health or maternal mortality review committees (MMRCs) that are dedicated to examining violent deaths and use of the Maternal Mortality Review Information Application system would likely improve data accuracy of pregnancy-associated deaths. Based on the literature reviewed and limitations of current data, there are significant knowledge gaps on the effects of IPV and maternal health.

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The Current Status of Retirement Mentoring in Academic Surgery in the United States

Journal of Surgery and Research ◽

10.26502/jsr.10020022 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 02 (03) ◽

Author(s):

Sherif Aly ◽

Allan Stolarski ◽

Patrick O’Neal ◽

Edward Whang ◽

Gentian Kristo

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

The United States ◽

Current Status ◽

Academic Surgery

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The Emerging Education Reversal in the United States: National and State-Level Trends

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.1652520 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

M. D. R. Evans ◽

Nate Breznau

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

State Level ◽

The United States

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Can increases in Twitter posts predict increases in cumulative incidence of COVID-19 in the United States? Evidence that social media can inform epidemic surveillance. (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.21132 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ruoyan Sun ◽

Henna Budhwani

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

United States ◽

Cumulative Incidence ◽

Hot Spots ◽

Adult Population ◽

State Level ◽

The United States ◽

Education Attainment ◽

Public Health Systems ◽

Per Capita

BACKGROUND Though public health systems are responding rapidly to the COVID-19 pandemic, outcomes from publicly available, crowd-sourced big data may assist in helping to identify hot spots, prioritize equipment allocation and staffing, while also informing health policy related to “shelter in place” and social distancing recommendations. OBJECTIVE To assess if the rising state-level prevalence of COVID-19 related posts on Twitter (tweets) is predictive of state-level cumulative COVID-19 incidence after controlling for socio-economic characteristics. METHODS We identified extracted COVID-19 related tweets from January 21st to March 7th (2020) across all 50 states (N = 7,427,057). Tweets were combined with state-level characteristics and confirmed COVID-19 cases to determine the association between public commentary and cumulative incidence. RESULTS The cumulative incidence of COVID-19 cases varied significantly across states. Ratio of tweet increase (p=0.03), number of physicians per 1,000 population (p=0.01), education attainment (p=0.006), income per capita (p = 0.002), and percentage of adult population (p=0.003) were positively associated with cumulative incidence. Ratio of tweet increase was significantly associated with the logarithmic of cumulative incidence (p=0.06) with a coefficient of 0.26. CONCLUSIONS An increase in the prevalence of state-level tweets was predictive of an increase in COVID-19 diagnoses, providing evidence that Twitter can be a valuable surveillance tool for public health.

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Dissent in the Atlantic World, 1787–1830

10.1093/oso/9780198702245.003.0011 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Katherine Carté Engel

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

African Americans ◽

First Amendment ◽

Church And State ◽

State Level ◽

The United States ◽

American Population ◽

Simple Fact ◽

General Role

The very term ‘Dissenter’ became problematic in the United States, following the passing of the First Amendment. The formal separation of Church and state embodied in the First Amendment was followed by the ending of state-level tax support for churches. None of the states established after 1792 had formal religious establishments. Baptists, Congregationalists, Presbyterians, and Methodists accounted for the majority of the American population both at the beginning and end of this period, but this simple fact masks an important compositional shift. While the denominations of Old Dissent declined relatively, Methodism grew quickly, representing a third of the population by 1850. Dissenters thus faced several different challenges. Primary among these were how to understand the idea of ‘denomination’ and also the more general role of institutional religion in a post-establishment society. Concerns about missions, and the positions of women and African Americans are best understood within this context.

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The Oxford Handbook of Preservice Music Teacher Education in the United States

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190671402.001.0001 ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Teacher Education ◽

Music Education ◽

State Level ◽

The United States ◽

Music Teacher ◽

Music Teacher Education ◽

Education Faculty ◽

Song Writing ◽

Faculty And Administrators

The Oxford Handbook of Preservice Music Teacher Education in the United States aims to work from within the profession of music teacher education to push the boundaries of P-12 music education. In this book, we will provide all of those working in music teacher education—music education faculty and administrators, music researchers, graduate students, department of education faculty and administrators, and state-level certification agencies—with research and promising practices for all areas of traditional preservice music teacher preparation. We define the areas of music teacher education as encompassing the more traditional structures, such as band, jazz band, marching band, orchestra, choir, musical theater, and elementary and secondary general music, as well as less common or newer areas: alternative string ensembles, guitar and song-writing, vernacular and popular music, early childhood music, and adult learners

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