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Georgia won’t say who’s now serving on its maternal mortality committee after dismissing all members last year

Georgia recently relaunched its maternal mortality review committee after dismissing all 32 of its members last year. But state officials won’t say who the current members are.

March 06, 2025
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  • Amy Yurkanin and
  • ProPublica
DPH Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey and Gov. Brian Kemp stand at a podium in the Georgia Capitol Sept. 30, 2021.

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Georgia dismissed all members of Maternal Mortality Committee after ProPublica obtained internal details of two deaths

In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outside individuals.”

November 22, 2024
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  • Amy Yurkanin and
  • ProPublica
Raquel Robinson poses with her one-year-old daughter Londyn Crenshaw

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REPORT: Mental illness, suicides and drug overdoses lead preventable pregnancy-related deaths

A report from an organization that advocates for equity in health care ranks Georgia among the worst states for women’s health. The Commonwealth Fund says the state has several key issues to address.

August 20, 2024
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Toni Ivey holds her one-year-old baby, Finn, at Liberty Regional Medical Center in Hinesville, Ga. Ivey was admitted to the hospital with high-blood pressure and a risk of cardiac complications at one week postpartum.

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Georgia moms aren’t getting the right care after pregnancy. A report finds that has fatal outcomes

The latest case review from the state-led maternal mortality review committee outlines high rates of disparities, but notes that most pregnancy-related deaths happen up to one year postpartum. 

July 10, 2023
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  • Sofi Gratas
 Pregnant woman stock photo

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Study shows sharp increases in maternal deaths over two decades

Georgia is among states with double the number of deaths among non-white populations.

July 05, 2023
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  • Kelcie Moseley-Morris
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A striking gap between deaths of black and white babies plagues the South 

Years before the Bamberg County Hospital closed in 2012, and the next-closest hospital in neighboring Barnwell shut its doors in 2016, those facilities had stopped delivering babies.

May 24, 2023
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  • Lauren Sausser
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She Was Told ‘You Might Die’ Right Before Childbirth: A Probe Of Georgia’s Maternal Mortality Crisis

Black women in Georgia are nearly three times more likely to die during childbirth than white women.

September 01, 2021
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  • Riley Bunch

On Second Thought For Monday, October 22, 2018

Today we discussed the importance of community input in health issues and art museums. We spoke with Breana Lipscomb, the U.S. maternal health campaign...

October 22, 2018
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Elena Rivera ,
  • and 3 more

On Second Thought For Thursday, April 19, 2018

This year's Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists were announced Tuesday . We listened back to interviews with four past and present honorees. Renee...

April 19, 2018
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  • Sean Powers ,
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • and 6 more

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