ObGyn Discusses Maternal Mortality

Doctor mom breaks down maternal mortality on a personal level and addresses c-section rates, US mortality rates, and Philip DeFranco's video about the Maternal Mortality Crisis. I made this in an effort to reduce fear I see in my patients, because there is already too much fear around birth, and to bring awareness to this massive issue in the United States and some of the common misconceptions and overlooked points. Philip DeFranco Video:    • The Massive Maternal Mortality Crisis In A...   Find Me On IG!   / mamadoctorjones   SOURCES Cesarean Trends: http://www.nationalpartnership.org/ou... Australian Institute of Health & Welfare: https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/728e... Global Epidemiology of Cesarean Trends: https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8... Canadian Institute for Health Information: https://www.cihi.ca/en/c-section-rate... European Data: https://data.oecd.org/healthcare/caes... Global Data: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... Lancet Article on C-Sections: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la... European Data: https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com... Pregnancy Mortality Ascertainment (US): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2... Pregnancy Related Mortality (US): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1... Racial Disparities: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2...