The variation in the overall caesarean rate between women with public and private coverage is of concern, particularly given that increasing trends in elective caesarean delivery were disproportionately higher among women with private coverage.
A national evaluation of the program (33) has reported that a large fraction of the institutional deliveries tend to occur disproportionately in only a few facilities, particularly the larger district hospitals.
Preterm birth is the leading cause of U.S. infant morbidity and mortality; Medicaid enrollees disproportionately experience preterm deliveries.
Several senators from rural states attacked the postal service's proposals to close many post offices and to end Saturday delivery, saying it would hurt rural Americans disproportionately and would hurt those who rely on mail delivery of prescriptions and newspapers.
This produces significant gaps in health care delivery among a population that has a disproportionately large burden of disease.
Schools can also serve as centres for the delivery of critical information about health and protection challenges that disproportionately affect girls and young women.
5 This early delivery as a consequence of abruption, in turn, is associated with disproportionately increased risks of perinatal mortality, 6 as well as cerebral palsy 7 and developmental delays during childhood.
For instance, it is possible that by chance the respondents who reported not using vouchers for their last delivery also lived in the most insecure parts of the slums and disproportionately began labour at night and could not leave home.
Additionally, the national referral hospital appeared to have a disproportionately higher case fatality (236 maternal deaths for 6,775 deliveries) compared to the obstetric specialist hospital (25 maternal deaths for 18,943 deliveries).
Women (as contrasted with men) are disproportionately often affected by constipation, which is frequently aggravated by pregnancy and ameliorated after delivery, 2 so it is reasonable to wonder whether constipation has hormonal causes.
