Maternal Health and Mortality
2019-05-16T20:37:48-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMjdmXC8yMDE5MDUxNjEwMjYwNzAxMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The House Ways and Means Committee convened a hearing to discuss the high rate of mothers dying due to causes related to pregnancy or childbirth in the U.S. Olympian and gold medalist track and field athlete Allyson Felix testified about the need to address the racial disparities with maternal health care. She told an emotional story about her medical condition, pre-eclampsia, and having to deliver her daughter early via emergency C-section. Other experts also testified including representatives from the American Medical Association and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Prior to this, Reps. Robin Kelly (D-IL) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) talked about the need for Congress to act to lower the maternal mortality rate which according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had only increased between 2000 and 2014.
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The House Ways and Means Committee convened a hearing to discuss the high rate of mothers dying due to causes related to pregnancy or childbirth in the U.S. Olympian and gold medalist track and field athlete Allyson Felix testified about the need to address the racial disparities with maternal health care. She told an emotional story about her medical condition, pre-eclampsia, and having to deliver her daughter early via emergency C-section. Other experts also testified including representatives from the American Medical Association and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Prior to this, Reps. Robin Kelly (D-IL) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) talked about the need for Congress to act to lower the maternal mortality rate which according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had only increased between 2000 and 2014. close
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Allyson Felix Track and Field Athlete
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Michael C. Lu M.D. Senior Associate Dean George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health->Academic, Student and Faculty Affairs
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Melanie Rouse Coordinator Virginia Health Department Office of Chief Medical Examiner->Maternal Mortality Projects
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