▲ 47 ▼ Births in the U.S. declined again and more pregnant women are going without prenatal care, a CDC report finds. (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/health@lemmy.world 4 comments fedilink hide all child comments The number of women going through pregnancy without prenatal care is growing — even though the overall number of babies born in the U.S. is falling, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The lopsided trend, published Tuesday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, may reflect, in part, a growing number of women unable to access OB/GYN care after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
[+] brdweb@lemm.ee -15 points 2 years ago (2 children) Bullshit. That ruling had nothing to do with prenatal care permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago I really think conservatives are simply too stupid to understand indirect effects. Why else would somebody write a comment like this? permalink fedilink source parent [–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Providers don’t realize that, so patients with non viable pregnancies are left to fend for themselves in states with strict laws. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago I really think conservatives are simply too stupid to understand indirect effects. Why else would somebody write a comment like this? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Providers don’t realize that, so patients with non viable pregnancies are left to fend for themselves in states with strict laws. permalink fedilink source parent