Christina Kelly

Jan 14, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Melissa Clarke |Austin Cannon |Christina Kelly |Shani Scott

The United States is a global medical care leader in many aspects, including the development of new pharmaceuticals, acute stroke care, and cancer screening. Yet, despite our advances and wealth, we lead peer nations in maternal mortality and morbidity. While the vast majority of the nearly  in America every year do so without complications, maternal deaths have more than doubled over the past two decades.

Nov 11, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Christina Kelly |Nathaniel Fleming |Robert Pearl |Sonal Patel

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes!Join Alan Lindemann, an obstetrics-gynecology physician and the author of Pregnancy Your Way: Choose a Safe and Happy Birth. We’ll delve into the critical issue of rising maternal mortality rates in the United States, exploring its causes, potential solutions, and why data collection alone may not be the answer.

Nov 1, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Christina Kelly |Nathaniel Fleming |Robert Pearl |Sonal Patel

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes!We are joined by Bayo Curry-Winchell, a family physician, as we delve into the alarming maternal mortality crisis among Black women in the U.S. Join us as we discuss the complex factors contributing to this issue, the role of unconscious biases in health care, personal stories, and actionable steps to address this critical public health concern.

Sep 24, 2023 | kevinmd.com | Alan Lindemann |Christina Kelly |Shani Scott |Jaime Bland

Our increasing maternal mortality rate is gathering attention both nationally and internationally. The U.S. is 33rd among developed nations, and the rate is increasing. Indeed, as Neel Shah notes:Americans today are 50 percent more likely to die in the period surrounding childbirth than their own mothers. In 1974, the U.S. maternal mortality rate was 9 per 100,000 live births. By 1980, the rate was 8 maternal deaths per 100,000 births.