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  • California works to reverse high maternal mortality rates

    Kyley Warren

    December 16, 2019 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Palo Alto, California

    To reduce the rates of maternal mortality in California, medical researchers joined with hospitals to study the causes of the death in order to better understand how to move forward. After identifying interventions that could have saved lives in the majority of cases, the collaborative created toolkits and has since worked with participating hospitals to implement better protocols for dealing with cardiovascular disease, hemorrhage, preeclampsia, and reducing cesarean births.

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  • Native women join together to confront high rates of maternal mortality

    Kyley Warren

    December 16, 2019 |

    Cronkite News - Arizona PBS |

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    Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

    Women in Indian Country and across the nation face higher rates of maternal mortality due to lack of accessible health care, but an initiative that started in New Mexico are now teaching indigenous women on reservations how to become doulas in order to fill the gap. The training and education offerings empower the women to eliminate the barriers they face by taking their health into their own hands.

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