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Last week, there was renewed interest in the media about maternal mortality. As a guy who helps lead our #cardiacobstetrics prog @MdAtlPermanente I am deeply invested in making maternal mortality as low as possible - b/c a maternal mortality=a kid growing up without a mom. (1/x)
So I wanted to understand the data driving the conversation. Boy was I surprised by what I found. Let me tell you why, in a thread (2/x)
First the headlines. The crux of the headlines was threefold. 1) maternal mortality is higher in the US than any other developed country 2) there are significant racial disparities in mortality rates & 3) the leading cause of maternal mortality is cardiovascular disease. (3/x)
