Gov. Youngkin Signs Law Requiring Maternal Safety Protocols at Hospitals

Reshaping Maternal Care with Kimberley Okafor

With Kimberley Okafor, researcher and advocate for maternal health equity Kimberley Okafor is a dedicated researcher and advocate for maternal health equity, currently pursuing a Master of Science in Management (MScM) at Toronto Metropolitan University. As Vice-President External for her MScM cohort and an active member of the Black Researchers Initiative to Empower (BRITE), [...] The post Reshaping Maternal Care with Kimberley Okafor appeared f…

Gov. Youngkin signs law requiring maternal safety protocols at hospitals

PETERSBURG, Va. Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed legislation requiring all hospitals and licensed birthing centers to adopt standardized protocols for identifying obstetric emergencies.The new law mandates "safety bundles" to protect mothers and babies during birth in both inpatient and outpatient care settings.Youngkin highlighted that Virginia's maternal mortality rate has declined by 50% over the past three years, though he emphasized there is …

Older maternal age linked to higher pelvic organ prolapse risk

New research highlights that women giving birth at age 30 years or older face significantly increased odds of pelvic organ prolapse.

BONG GO BATS FOR MATERNAL DEATH INTERVENTION

Senator Bong Go expressed deep concern over the recent increase in maternal deaths in Northern Mindanao, following the Department of Health’s (DOH) warning that more women–many of them young or first-time mothers–are dying from preventable childbirth complications. He called for urgent and sustained interventions to strengthen prenatal and postnatal care services, especially in rural and geographically isolated areas. Go, Chairperson of the Sena…

Youngkin Signs Maternal Health “Safety Bundles” Bills to Protect Mothers and Babies During Birth

Bill Would Require Hospitals and Birthing Centers for Obstetric Emergencies    RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today ceremonially signed SB 1279, patroned by Senator Emily Jordan, and HB 2573, patroned by Delegate Cliff Hayes and originally introduced by Delegate Kim Taylor, requiring all hospitals, licensed birthing centers, and free-standing emergency […]

Kalia Health’s Home Diagnostic Tool Targets Maternal Mortality in East Africa

A startup co-founded by students from Uganda’s Makerere University, alongside peers from UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University in the U.S., is developing an affordable home-based diagnostic tool to detect preeclampsia, a life-threatening pregnancy complication. The company, Kalia Health, emerged from a university classroom project and is now gaining traction as a startup with real-world impact potential, especially in low-resource settings like Ea…