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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The biggest causes of maternal mortality are hemorrhage, infection and issues related to hypertension (pre-eclampsia). The truth is Americans are unhealthier as a whole compared to other countries. A lot of pregnant women are overweight which leads to a higher chance of complications. In addition we do a lot more unnecessary interventions which can lead a woman down a more dangerous path. A long induction with pitocin for example increases a woman's chance of hemorrhage. Our c/s rate is extremely high compared to other countries and any surgery comes with a risk of more complications such as infection.[/quote]

This sounds like a lot of talking points without much evidence to back them up. Our health care is structured to prefer OBGYN and hospital care, so you are comparing apples to oranges. And hypertension doesn't always equal pre-eclampsia and you can get pre-eclampsia even if you have never had hypertension. As far as Americans being less healthier - correct. And our healthcare establishment and our infrastructure do little to assist in that regard. It's not exactly a slam dunk to admit that out healthcare is ineffective, which leads to a less healthy population, and therefore of course our maternal mortality rate is the highest of all developed countries. [/quote]

Well I am a labor/delivery nurse so I have knowledge and experience in this area and you can easily google the top causes of death. And I never said hypertension always leads to pre-eclampsia. Some pregnant women have chronic hypertension while others develop pre-eclampsia during the pregnancy. Of course there are bigger reasons behind those causes including racism, lack of access to quality prenatal care, elevated rates of chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension etc.  The maternal mortality rate is also significantly higher for black women which is another big concern. [/quote]

Dp- I promise you the people passing these laws don’t have any concerns for pregnant women of color.[/quote]

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