I became a passionate seeker of childbirth knowledge.
Like my sister, 981 women die every day on Earth from pregnancy and birth-related complications.
The number of maternal deaths is significantly understated because of a lack of effective data collection both in the US and around the world.
Pregnant women who are at risk for suffering complications and even death are in the prime of their lives. The most affected populations are minorities, Native Americans, immigrants, and women living in poverty and who speak little or no English.
As a midwife, I am immersed in Oxytocin day and night.
There is a largely-ignored healthcare calamity in the United States that sees between two and three women die every day during pregnancy and childbirth.
My sister and the baby she was carrying died in the United States of America. They died in the country that spends more money on pregnancy and birth technology than any other country in this world.
I had amazing midwives when I first became a teen-aged mom, and each of the five times I gave birth.
"I get happy very easily and very often."
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