Prevent maternal deaths / Maternal Health is a Human Right (Amnesty International)

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Prevent maternal deaths

Ensure that every woman has the right to a safe childbirth.

In honor of Mother's Day, we are launching a full-court press to reverse the terrible odds against pregnant women when it comes to maternal health standards.

We are demanding that the Department of Health and Human Services, the principal agency responsible for protecting health in this country, create an Office of Maternal Health to ensure that moms and moms-to-be are getting the care that they deserve.

Maternal death rates in the United States are higher than 40 other countries, despite the fact that we spend more on health care than any other country. Currently, there are few systems in place to analyze problems, propose solutions and improve maternal health standards. But with your help, we can begin to change that!





http://www.amnestyusa.org/index.html

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Maternal Health is a Human Right

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. And deaths are just the tip of the iceberg: 34,000 women come close to dying from complications of pregnancy and childbirth each year.

A safe pregnancy is a human right for every woman regardless of race or income. Call on The Secretary of Health and Human Services to create an Office of Maternal Health to ensure that all women have timely access to quality maternal care.

http://takeaction.amnestyusa.org/siteapps/advocacy/index.aspx?c=jhKPIXPCIoE&b=2590179&template=x.ascx&action=13937

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