Report: Majority of pregnancy-related deaths in Iowa could have been prevented

Report: Majority of pregnancy-related deaths in Iowa could have been prevented

A newly released report found that 95% of pregnancy-related deaths in Iowa were preventable, and those deaths disproportionately affected women who are Hispanic and Black and on Medicaid. Imagine your sister being a healthy woman in her mid-20s who, 18 days after giving birth to a healthy baby, experiences chest pains and shortness of breath. And then imagine having to take care of her newborn because she passed away after going into cardiac arr…