La. makes progress in reducing maternal morbidity; doctors discuss the problem of pregnancy-related deaths
Maternal deaths
By Sabrina Wilson | May 5, 2021 at 10:02 PM CDT - Updated May 5 at 10:02 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - African American women die much more than white women during and after pregnancy in Louisiana.
And Louisiana is making gains overall in its fight to reduce maternal morbidity.
The state’s point person on the problem as well as an LSU Health New Orleans expert weighed in the problem of deaths of women during or within a year after pregnancy.
Maternal morbidity includes a range of different health conditions that can begin during pregnancy or post-pregnancy.