The United States has a poor record compared to other high-income countries for deaths during or soon after pregnancy. This media briefing will cover demographic trends; challenges in tracking pregnancy-related death rates; disparities; and state and local prevention strategies. SciLine director Rick Weiss will moderate.
Sponsor: SciLine, a service for journalists from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
When/Where: Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. ET (online)
Cost: Free
To register, visit this webpage.
Panelists
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Dr. Maeve Wallace, a reproductive and perinatal epidemiologist at Tulane University
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Dr. Rose Molina, an obstetrician-gynecologist and scholar-activist at Harvard University
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Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, an associate professor within the department of public health and community medicine at Tufts University