Hummingbird’s “The Nest” program aims to prevent maternal mortality.
by Sarah Goh
(This article was originally published on The Stranger and has been reprinted under an agreement.) Earlier this year, a State Department of Health panel submitted a report showing that American Indian and Alaska Natives who give birth continue to have a higher maternal mortality ratio than any other ethnic group — eight times greater than white people and twice as large as Black people. As alarmingly, the report found that 80% of these pregnancy-related deaths were preventable.To address this wide disparity, a nonprofit organization called […]
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