Arizona hospitals collaborate to fight maternal mortality
In Arizona, Native women are four times more likely to die during birth than white women â the highest rate across the state
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Leticia and Vicente Garcia look at family photos at their home in Phoenix on June 29, 2021. They became advocates for better maternal health care after their 23-year-old daughter died during childbirth in 2018. (Photo by Alberto Mariani/Cronkite News)
In Arizona, Native women are four times more likely to die during birth than white women â the highest rate across the state
Mikenzie Hammel
Cronkite News
PHOENIX – Danielle Edwards, a registered nurse and mother of two, nearly died because of risky medical mistakes when she gave birth to both her children.