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Video - How U.S. Sanctions Affect Pregnant Women and Newborns in Cuba
https://peertube.world/w/cx4rvNyGxnwWSDXone8A2M
Duration - 1:23

[a #video about #Cuba from the #news collective #BellyOfTheBeast]

In recent days, #Cuban civil society organizations have denounced the devastating impact of the #US government’s economic war on the Cuban people.

Dr. Dayana Couto Núñez, president of the Cuban Society of #Gynecology and #Obstetrics, says shortages of medicines, medical supplies, technology and fuel are affecting surgeries, ultrasounds, diagnostic tests and maternal care.

According to Couto, the situation is making it harder to detect congenital malformations early and to care for premature and low-birth-weight babies, who often require specialized medication and high-tech equipment.

“Neither our women nor our children are to blame,” she said. “They need #medical care, #medicines and quality resources.”

#NoWarOnCuba
#OilForCuba!
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#politics #USpol

❗ No progress: The infant mortality rate in the U.S. in 2023 was no different than the rate in 2022.

Birth defects, low birthweight SIDS, injuries, and pregnancy complications remained the top 5 leading causes of infant death.

For more information read: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db521.htm

#Health #PublicHealth #InfantHealth #Pediatrics #MaternalHealth #Obstetrics @publichealth @PediatricPublicHealth @medmastodon

👀 New data out from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a worrying trend: prenatal care rates dropped substantially in 2022—a smaller share of births got 1st trimester prenatal care and a larger share didn't got late or no care compared with 2021 and 2020.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr73/nvsr73-02.pdf

#Health #PublicHealth #InfantHealth #Pediatrics #Obstetrics #FamilyPlanning #MedMastodon #ReproductiveHealth #Epidemiology @publichealth @medmastodon @pediatrics