Episode 5.13  Tori Bowie and Maternal Mortality

In this episode, we discuss the death of Tori Bowie and new data about maternal mortality and the closing gap of black to white mortality in hospital birth. Plus, we discuss pelvic rest after childbirth. 

Links Discussed

Factors associated with early resumption of sexual intercourse among postnatal women in Uganda

Driving Through: Postpartum Care During World War II

Association of the Timing of Postpartum Intrauterine Device Insertion and Breastfeeding With Risks of Intrauterine Device Expulsion

US Trends in Drug Overdose Mortality Among Pregnant and Postpartum Persons, 2017-2020

Pregnancy-Associated Deaths from Homicide, Suicide, and Drug Overdose: Review of Research and the Intersection with Intimate Partner Violence

Pregnancy-associated homicides on the rise in the United States, suggests NICHD-funded study

Homicide During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period in the United States, 2018–2019

Confidential enquiry into maternal deaths in the Netherlands, 2006–2018

US Olympians call for change after death of teammate due to childbirth complications

THREE-TIME GOLD MEDALIST TIANNA MADISON ANNOUNCES BIRTH OF BABY BOY

Unexpected Pregnancy Complications: Allyson Felix’s Story