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Mothers Matter
She went to the hospital to have her baby. Now her husband is raising two kids alone
Mothers Matter
'I was doing my best to fight to stay alive' 11Alive Anchor opens up about terrifying baby delivery
"My body felt like they were playing the board game operation when they were giving me the epidural," Shiba described
Mothers Matter
Why childbirth is a death sentence for many black moms
For every 13 white women who die during pregnancy or within one year of giving birth, there are 44 black women. Most of these deaths are preventable.
Mothers Matter
'A river of blood:' A mom describes her near-death experience in the delivery room
She watched her daughter turn ghostly pale during childbirth; her lips were purple.
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American moms are dying in childbirth. What you can do about it
There are three things any mom can do to help stay safe from pregnancy through the first year after delivery.
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Efforts to reduce maternal mortality stalled on Capitol Hill
The statistics are alarming, especially for black women.
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Virginia mom: 'I never knew that women could go into the hospital and not come out'
Pregnancy-related deaths are increasing in the U.S., more than any other country in the developed world. Here in Virginia, black women are dying at a rate nearly two and a half times that of white women.
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Her husband says she bled for 10 hours internally – then she was gone | ‘Our concerns were repeatedly dismissed’
Kira Johnson died at the hospital hours after she delivered their son. Her husband said their repeated calls for help were ignored. He wants the laws to change.
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Delivery room nightmare: Her daughter turned ghostly pale; her lips were purple
They missed the warning signs. She almost died.
Mothers Matter
Maternity to morgue: Why black mothers are dying
"Black women are three to four more times more likely to die than white women in the United States. And the only difference is the color of one's skin."
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She was released from the hospital after giving birth. Days later, she almost died
"I'm so happy I listened to my body because if I stayed home, it might not have been the same outcome."
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Health leaders hold first maternal mortality symposium in Atlanta
More than 250 health leaders, government officials and patient advocates attended Wednesday's symposium. They hope collaboration can save lives.
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