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July 29, 2022

Title: Maternal Mortality: A Case Study in Washington, D.C.
Topic: Maternal Mortality

Discussed by Mary Szoch
with Family Research Council (www.FRC.org)

Part 1 of 3

Between the years 2000 and 2017, the United States was one of only two nations to report a rising maternal mortality rate.

Mary Szoch, the Director of the Center for Human Dignity at the Family Research Council, recently co-authored a brief, Maternal Mortality: A Case Study in Washington, D.C., with Joy Stockbauer. Today, Mary discusses details of the brief and how the Democrats are fudging the numbers.

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Questions/Issues Discussed:

Why is the maternal mortality rate in the US on the rise?

What is the difference between a maternal death, a pregnancy-related death, and pregnancy-associated death?

Why is it difficult to obtain reliable and consistent data? Mary explains that misunderstandings of the three types of deaths mentioned above make the data unreliable.

In 2012, Texas reported a maternal mortality rate of 147 deaths per 100,000 live births. But a 2018 investigation discovered that the 2012 rate had actually been 56. Why the wide variance? Mary reveals that the “wrong” people (those who push abortion) are the ones calculating this data and they manipulate the results.

What are some of the contributing factors to maternal deaths in the US?

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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Maternal Mortality: A Case Study in Washington, D.C.
Topic: Maternal Mortality

Discussed by Mary Szoch
with Family Research Council (www.FRC.org)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

RECAP: Why is there so much confusion between maternal death, a pregnancy-related death, and pregnancy-associated death?

What are “Maternity Care Deserts”? Is there a direct correlation to pharmaceutical and food deserts? Mary explains that the lack of access to these three necessities greatly hinder pregnant women from receiving adequate care, therefore often resulting in maternal death, a pregnancy-related death, and pregnancy-associated death.

Where are these “deserts” usually located? Why does this matter?

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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Maternal Mortality: A Case Study in Washington, D.C.
Topic: Maternal Mortality

Discussed by Mary Szoch
with Family Research Council (www.FRC.org)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What are some major causes of maternal mortality? Is it largely preventable? Mary explains that every time maternal mortality in mentioned, the Democrats scream “lack of abortion”. Mary says: “What there is, though, is a lack of access to actual healthcare!”

Should every Christian place a higher focus on serving expectant mothers and their babies? SHORT ANSWER: Yes!

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