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CDC Says 4 in 5 US Pregnancy-Related Deaths are Preventable

by Colleen Fleiss on Sep 20 2022 11:33 PM
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CDC Says 4 in 5 US Pregnancy-Related Deaths are Preventable
In the United States, four out of five pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, according to a new report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The report looked at data from the Maternal Mortality Review Committees across 36 US states between 2017 and 2019, Xinhua news agency reported.

The leading underlying causes of pregnancy-related death include mental health conditions, excessive bleeding, cardiac and coronary conditions, infection, thrombotic embolism, cardiomyopathy, and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, according to the report.

Pregnancy-related Deaths

"The report paints a much clearer picture of pregnancy-related deaths in this country," said Wanda Barfield, director of CDC’s Division of Reproductive Health at the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.

"The majority of pregnancy-related deaths were preventable, highlighting the need for quality improvement initiatives in states, hospitals, and communities that ensure all people who are pregnant or postpartum get the right care at the right time," Barfield said.

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