miércoles, 8 de mayo de 2019

Pregnancy-related Deaths | VitalSigns | CDC

Pregnancy-related Deaths | VitalSigns | CDC

Photo of a pregnant woman laying down and a female doctor examining her abdomen (belly).

Communicate. Improve. Prevent.

Every pregnancy-related death is tragic, especially because about 60% are preventable. Still, about 700 women die each year from complications of pregnancy. A pregnancy-related death can happen during pregnancy, at delivery, and even up to a year afterward (postpartum).
Key points:
  • About 700 women die from pregnancy- related complications each year in the US.
  • About 3 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths could be prevented.
  • About 1 in 3 pregnancy-related deaths occur 1 week to 1 year after delivery.
Preventing Maternal Deaths

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