The United States is facing a maternal health crisis. Two to three women die of pregnancy-related complications every day. African American women are nearly 4 times more likely to die than white women
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Demand Life-Saving Treatment for Beatriz in El Salvador
A woman in El Salvador named Beatriz is at high risk of pregnancy-related death. She has not been provided access to the life-saving medical treatment she needs. Each day that passes places her at greater risk.
With among the highest rates of maternal mortality, poverty, poor education and wartime violence, the Democratic Republic of Congo ranks dead last for mothers.