Saving Moms.

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Saving Moms.

April 19, 2023

Boswell B. KCET: April 2023.

Increasing attention is being placed on addressing inequities in maternal health care. This video shares stories of mothers experiencing harm during pregnancy and steps being taken to minimize the impact of implicit biases and lack of access to care to generate improvement.

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