My degree is in anthropology. I spent a great deal of my college years conducting research and writing papers. In essence its kind of what I wanted to do with my life. Looking back on that experience I feel a bit confused-why can’t I seem to get it together for this project? This is way beyond anything I would categorize as writers block. I am afraid-afraid of what I am learning, worried that the more research I do, the more in depth I go-the later I will lay awake at night wondering how I could do more.
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Here are the facts…
Every minute a woman dies from pregnancy and childbirth complications. It is estimated that 90% of these deaths are preventable.
Women in the developing world rarely have access to emergency medical care.
Pregnancy is the biggest killer of women ages 15-19 in the developing world. Almost 70, 000 young women die every year because they had babies before their bodies were ready.
In sub-Saharan Africa 1 in 22 women will die in childbirth and 9 out of 10 women will lose a child during their lifetime.
The United States ranks 41st globally in maternal health (yup-you read right) even though we spend more on healthcare than any other nation. And African American women are four times more likely to die in childbirth than Caucasian women.
Every year 10 million women suffer from post-delivery infections, disabilities, and severe conditions.
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