Lost Mothers: Maternal Mortality In The U.S. Special Correspondent Renee Montagne teamed up with ProPublica's Nina Martin for a six-month long investigation on maternal mortality in the U.S.

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Lost Mothers: Maternal Mortality In The U.S.

U.S. Has The Worst Rate Of Maternal Deaths In The Developed World

The story of Lauren Bloomstein illustrates a disparity in our nation's health care system, where primary focus is given to newborn babies, but often ignores the mothers. Bryan Anselm for ProPublica hide caption

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U.S. Has The Worst Rate Of Maternal Deaths In The Developed World

May 12, 2017 • More American women are dying of pregnancy-related complications and that rate is rising.

The Last Person You'd Expect To Die In Childbirth

Lauren Bloomstein holds her newborn daughter. Courtesy of the Bloomstein Family hide caption

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The Last Person You'd Expect To Die In Childbirth

May 12, 2017 • The U.S. has the worst rate of maternal deaths in the developed world: Sixty percent of the 700 to 900 deaths each year are preventable, including that of neonatal nurse Lauren Bloomstein.

The Last Person You'd Expect To Die In Childbirth

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