Caring for maternal health before and after pregnancy | Christy Turlington Burns

Nearly 100,000 women die of pregnancy-related causes per year -- and most of these deaths are preventable. In this important talk, social entrepreneur Christy Turlington Burns discusses the systematic changes that need to take place to address the United States’ low ranking in maternal care. She asks: How can we make giving birth more inclusive and welcoming -- before and after pregnancy? TEDArchive presents previously unpublished talks from TED conferences. Enjoy this unedited talk by Christy Turlington Burns. Filmed at TEDWomen 2017. NOTE: Comments are disabled on this video. We made this difficult decision for the TED Archive because we believe that a well-moderated conversation allows for better commentary from more people and more viewpoints. Studies show that aggressive and hateful comments silence other commenters and drive them away; unfortunately, YouTube's comment moderation tools are simply not up to the task of allowing us to monitor comments on so many videos at once. (We'd love to see this change, YouTube.) So for now, if you'd like to comment on this talk, please use Facebook, Twitter or G+ to discuss with your networks.