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Article Date: 01/26/2010

Joint Commission Addresses Pregnancy Deaths
According to the Joint Commission, pre-existing medical conditions such as high blood pressure are putting women at greater risk for death during or shortly after pregnancy. Federal and state governments are increasing their efforts to find the causes of maternal deaths to help prevent them in the future. Some preventable causes include uncontrolled high blood pressure, undiagnosed fluid build-up in the lungs of women with pre-eclampsia, failure to pay attention to vital signs after a Cesarean section, and hemorrhage following a Cesarean section. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that there are 13.3 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. The is well over the target of 3.3 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births set as part of the U.S. government’s Healthy People 2010 initiative.

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