No mother should ever go into childbirth fearful that the cost of bringing in a life will be the loss of her own.
Tag: Maternal Mortality
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Racism and Sexism Underlie Higher Maternal Death Rates for Black Women, U.N. Says
Black women in Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States are more likely than their white counterparts to report denial of medication or physical and verbal abuse in health care settings.
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In Sierra Leone, Reasons for Hope
Fewer children are starving, fewer moms are dying and terrible diseases are retreating.
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Maternity’s Most Dangerous Time: After New Mothers Come Home
Recent research shows that most pregnancy-related deaths occur in the year after a baby is born. The discovery is changing how doctors care for new mothers.
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How Women Are Giving Birth Amid Chaos in Sudan
War in the northeast African nation has forced pregnant women to drive “through hell” to reach the dwindling number of hospitals and clinics, or turn to overworked midwives to give birth at home.