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Mothers Matter

She went to the hospital to have her baby. Now her husband is raising two kids alone

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His wife died hours after giving birth at a Washington Naval hospital. Now he wants answers.

Walter Daniel became a new father and a widow in the span of four hours. Now he wants answers as to why his wife didn't survive childbirth.
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Suffolk mom: 'I never knew that women could go into the hospital and not come out'

Pregnancy-related deaths are increasing in the U.S., more than any other country in the developed world. Here in Virginia, black women are dying at a rate nearly two and a half times that of white women.
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American moms are dying in childbirth. What you can do about it

There are three things any mom can do to help stay safe from pregnancy through the first year after delivery.
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'A river of blood:' A mom describes her near-death experience in the delivery room

She watched her daughter turn ghostly pale during childbirth; her lips were purple.
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Why childbirth is a death sentence for many black moms

For every 13 white women who die during pregnancy or within one year of giving birth, there are 44 black women. Most of these deaths are preventable.