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Mar 3, 2021 54 min

OVARYaction v. Maternal Mortality

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IN THIS EPISODE America's maternal mortality rate is at least three times higher than other industrialized countries and Kira and Alexandria think that it's time we talk about it. This week on OVARYaction Kira and Alexandria chat about America's Maternal Mortality crisis and discuss stories, the contributing factors, and what can be done. This isn't the cheeriest of episodes, but it's important. Trust women. Shout Out To: Hidden Brain Podcast with Shankar Vedantam (Minute 44:00) Source materials for this episode cannot be listed here to to character limitations. For a full list of sources, please visit ______________ As always, let us know if you have any topic suggestions we can research and get opinionated on. Be sure to follow us on Instagram @OvaryActionPodcast. That's O V A R Y ACTION podcast. You can comment or dm us there for topic suggestions. You can like our Facebook @OvaryActionPodcast If you like what you heard, subscribe to us wherever you're listening to podcasts right now to get notified whenever we post. Also, be sure to leave us a five star review and tell your friends so we can empower more women to be opinionated on these topics. Thanks so much for listening. We'll see you next week. Support the show (https://paypal.me/pools/c/8w4LS3oKFl)

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IN THIS EPISODE America's maternal mortality rate is at least three times higher than other industrialized countries and Kira and Alexandria think that it's time we talk about it. This week on OVARYaction Kira and Alexandria chat about America's Maternal Mortality crisis and discuss stories, the contributing factors, and what can be done. This isn't the cheeriest of episodes, but it's important. Trust women. Shout Out To: Hidden Brain Podcast with Shankar Vedantam (Minute 44:00) So...

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OVARYaction v. Maternal Mortality

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Chapters

  1. 2:20 Stories
  2. 12:56 What is Maternal Death?
  3. 15:30 Rates of American Maternal Mortality
  4. 19:40 Why are Women Dying?
  5. 26:04 Your Health Matters PSA
  6. 31:30 Watch Out for Zebras
  7. 33:00 Informed Consent
  8. 46:40 What Do We Do?

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