Many pregnancy-related deaths are preventable, CDC report finds
"While maternal deaths are relatively rare, every death is tragic and it often represents a web of missed opportunities."
Each year, roughly 700 women in the U.S. die during pregnancy, childbirth, or after giving birth — and the majority of those deaths are preventable, according to a new analysis.
Heart disease and stroke were the leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths each year from 2011 to 2017, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuesday. The report also found that black women
