Rural hospitals in southern Arizona tackling maternal mortality

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Over the past five years, the maternal mortality rate in Arizona has quadrupled.

That means four times more mothers are dying after giving birth, and almost all are preventable.

For the first time, emergency departments across the state will be receiving hands-on emergency birthing simulation training from the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association…

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