{"id":46532,"date":"2019-01-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skolnicklaw.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/are-u-s-women-experiencing-unnecessary-risks-in-childbirth\/"},"modified":"2025-01-25T07:43:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T12:43:37","slug":"are-u-s-women-experiencing-unnecessary-risks-in-childbirth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skolnicklaw.com\/are-u-s-women-experiencing-unnecessary-risks-in-childbirth\/","title":{"rendered":"Are U.S. women experiencing unnecessary risks in childbirth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you picture a place where women commonly end up dying in childbirth, do you think of some distant country where they give birth in their homes, far away from adequate medical care, or do you picture a modern hospital somewhere in the United States?<\/p>\n<p>The sad reality is that new mothers are dying at an alarming rate in the U.S., and there\u2019s not much being done to stop it. Hospitals and doctors know what to do \u2014 but they aren\u2019t doing it.<\/p>\n<p>Investigative reporters have uncovered some startling facts about maternal care in our country. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-most-dangerous-place-to-give-birth-in-developed-world-usa-today-investigation-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">results of their four-year investigation<\/a> indicate that around 700 American women die in childbirth every year \u2014 and another 50,000 are seriously injured. Our country is now the most dangerous in the developed world for expecting mothers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/in-depth\/news\/investigations\/deadly-deliveries\/2018\/07\/26\/maternal-mortality-rates-preeclampsia-postpartum-hemorrhage-safety\/546889002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Some of the incidents<\/a> that have been uncovered are horrifying:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An Ohio woman nearly bled to death following a C-section and ultimately required an emergency hysterectomy that would have otherwise been avoidable \u2014 if anybody had paid attention to the warning signs of her condition.<\/li>\n<li>A South Carolina mother died after doctors ignored her dangerously high blood pressure post-delivery and sent her home. She suffered a stroke in the hospital waiting room after sitting around for hours, hoping to be seen.<\/li>\n<li>A Texas woman suffered kidney failure \u2014 and now needs a transplant \u2014 because doctors didn\u2019t measure her blood loss following a delivery. They just \u201ceyeballed\u201d it, instead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The worst part is that experts say most of these deaths \u2014 60 percent of those from preeclampsia and 93 percent of those that involve bleeding to death \u2014 are preventable. All hospitals have to do is follow the guidelines for maternal care that are already in place. California, for example, has adopted stricter protocols and cut its maternal death rate in half. However, the rest of the nation isn\u2019t following suit.<\/p>\n<p>Did you lose someone due to <a href=\"\/practice-areas\/birth-injuries\/\">negligent or inadequate care during delivery<\/a>? Were you injured? If so, it\u2019s important to find out more about your right to compensation and justice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you picture a place where women commonly end up dying in childbirth, do you think of some distant country where they give birth in their homes, far away from adequate medical care, or do you picture a modern hospital somewhere in the United States? 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