The U.S. has the worst rate of maternal deaths in the developed world, and 60 percent are preventable. The death of Lauren Bloomstein, a neonatal nurse, in the hospital where she worked illustrates a profound disparity: the health care system focuses on babies but often ignores their mothers.
Iowa jury awards $97.4M in birth trauma verdict- Emma Oxnevadeoxnevad@lawbulletinmedia.comA jury has awarded $97.4 million to the family of an Iowa boy whose brain was damaged at birth.In August 2018, Kathleen Kromphardt was admitted to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City in active labor. She was admitted.
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