maternal

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NHS England told Panorama: "A number of new initiatives have been introduced to make care safer, including new clinical standards for every maternity service in England to prevent maternal deaths and harm."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The Canadian study did not contain major errors as Wakefield’s paper did, though some critics argued at the time that it didn’t sufficiently control for confounding factors such as maternal depression.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Louisiana, which has serious gaps in access to maternity care, had the highest rate of maternal mortality in the nation last year.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Many moms didn’t recover until nearly two years later, and their maternal scream still echoed across the media landscape long after the world first ground to a halt.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

For her age, she was an unusually determined and purposeful girl, quite full of the maternal genes in that respect.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov