According to the CDC, more than 80% of pregnancy-related
deaths in the country are preventable.
The agency
found the leading causes of pregnancy-related deaths are mental health
conditions, excessive bleeding, cardiac conditions, and infection.
Health
experts reviewed maternal health data from 2017 to 2019 in 36 states.
They found that more than half of the pregnancy-related
deaths happened between a week, to up to a year after pregnancy.
The CDC
says the report highlights the need for health care professionals, and the
public to be more aware of pregnancy-related complications that can happen
during and after pregnancy.