Tag: savealmoms
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Medical Association Supports Continued Funding for Maternal Death Investigations
‘Shocking’ Nearly 70% of Deaths Are Preventable, Experts Say MONTGOMERY – The Medical Association of the State of Alabama today joined Alabama legislators in calling for continued state funding to investigate why Alabama mothers die from childbirth and pregnancy complications at more than double the rate of women nationally. The funding for this research,…
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New Maternal Mortality Statistics Highlight the Need for Alabama to Take Action
Largely due to the slow implementation of a standardized death certificate by states, data on maternal deaths has not been reported on the National Vital Statistics System since 2007. Meaning that, for over a decade, the United States has not recorded an official count of pregnancy-related fatalities, nor an official maternal mortality rate. This year,…