Why So Many Mothers Die in America

A new federal report underlines the disparities that put women’s lives at risk

Anna Almendrala
Elemental
Published in
6 min readMay 7, 2019

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AA new report about pregnancy-related deaths in the United States suggests that the solution to the country’s maternal mortality problem lies far beyond the hospital delivery room, where most media attention and health interventions have been focused in the past several years.

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Anna Almendrala
Elemental

Freelance health journalist in Los Angeles who lives for food courts, crafting sessions and a good book.