The United States has the highest maternal mortality rates of developed countries. These resources help explain why.
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No Woman, No Cry Documentary
Prime Video
For too many women, pregnancy is a death sentence. One thousand women die each day from complications during pregnancy or childbirth. Shockingly, nearly all maternal deaths and disabilities can be prevented.
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Why America’s Black Mothers and Babies Are in Life-or-Death Crisis
Linda Villarosa for The New York Times
The answer to the disparity in death rates has everything to do with the lived experience of being a black woman in America.
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Giving Birth In America, A Documentary Series
Free Documentary Series Produced by Every Mother Counts
CNN and Every Mother Counts present the surprising journeys of women giving birth in America. The films seek to raise the profile and issues of maternal health in the United States.
Produced by Every Mother Counts, with executive producer and founder Christy Turlington Burns, learn more about the project.
