Georgia Ranks Worst For Maternal Mortality

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Amnesty International ranked Georgia 50th out of 50 for maternal mortality.

Women in Georgia are more likely to die from pregnancy-related and associated complications than in Uzbekistan. The state allocated $2 million to help reduce that number in this year's health budget.

On Second Thought's Virginia Prescott speaks with Breanna Lipscomb and Wanda Irving.

"On Second Thought" spoke with Wanda Irving, whose daughter, Shalon, died after giving birth in metro Atlanta, and Breanna Lipscomb, U.S. maternal health campaign manager for The Center For Reproductive Rights, about efforts to improve maternal health outcomes in Georgia and across the nation.

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Wanda Irving holds her grandaughter, Soleil.

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Soleil, nearly a year old, at home.

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Shalon posed in the nursery while pregnant with Soleil.