93% Preventable: Why Native American Mothers Are Still Dying After Childbirth

About this episode

The episode discusses the preventable nature of pregnancy-related deaths among Native American mothers and explores healthcare gaps and solutions.

Indigenous maternal health is in a critical state, but we can change that. Learn why 93% of pregnancy-related deaths in these communities are preventable. Explore the healthcare gaps for First Nations and how restorative midwifery is working to save lives. https://bit.ly/4uncumO What You'll Learn: The 93% Preventability Gap: While 87% of all U.S. maternal deaths are preventable, that number rises to 93% for Native American and Alaska Native populations, signaling a critical failure in t...

People in this episode

Hosts: Dr. Marianne Matzo, Charlie Navarrette

Topics covered

• Indigenous maternal health
• pregnancy-related deaths
• healthcare gaps
• restorative midwifery
• preventable deaths

Keywords

• maternal health
• Native American
• pregnancy
• healthcare
• midwifery
• preventable deaths
• Indigenous

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: First Nations

Places: Native American, Alaska Native

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