Resuscitation of traumatic maternal cardiac arrest: A case report and summary of recommendations from Obstetric Life Support™.

Traumatic maternal cardiac arrest (MCA) is a challenging scenario for the healthcare team. Expanding the focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) and modifying cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is necessary. Critical components in the resuscitation of reproductive-age women with traumatic cardiac arrest are highlighted using recommendations from Obstetric Life Support™.

Race matters: maternal morbidity in the Military Health System.

Background: In the United States, Black women are 3 to 4 times more likely to die from childbirth and have a 2-fold greater risk of maternal morbidity than their White counterparts. This disparity is theorized to be related to differences in access to healthcare or socioeconomic status. Military service members and their dependents are a diverse community and have equal access to healthcare and similar socioeconomic statuses.

Maternity Leave Length Impact on Breastfeeding and Postpartum Depression.

Introduction: In January 2016, the U.S. Department of Defense increased the duration of paid maternity leave for active duty service members from 6 weeks to 12 weeks.