good job, keep pushing. you have a girl. good job, good job. catch your breath, okay? that family is doing well, though. march of dimes found maternity care deserts. areas without obstetric hospitals or providers grew by 2% between 2020 and 2022. the journal of the american medical association found maternal deaths more than doubled over the last 20 years. a kwrts were covid related. other causes were suicide. overdoses, excessive bleeding, heart issues and infections. it is dire. it is getting worse as we see more hospital labor and delivery units closing. jessica anderson ones a midwife program working to increase the number of certified nurse midwives in less populated areas but not easy to find and
A pregnant Black mother remembers not being taken seriously by medical professionals when she said she was in pain. Sometimes the result is catastrophic.