WHEN CHILDBIRTH IS DEADLY | This month, Sweet Magnolia examines the alarming rates of death during pregnancy and childbirth. Read this issue of EVMS Journal.

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As soon as tennis superstar Serena Williams gave birth last year via emergency C-section, she stopped taking her anti-clotting medications so her surgical wound could heal.  The next day, she struggled for breath. Fortunately, Ms. Williams recovered.

 

Unfortunately, her experience is not. Nationally, African American women are 243 % more likely to die from pregnancy- or childbirth-related causes than European American women. Read More.