(08-30-2016 01:29 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  I know I am shifting my position here, but it is my understanding from the links above that the majority of these deaths were to African-American women. It is my understanding that black women are more likely than white women to have placental abruptions, placental previa and obstetric hemorrhage. These conditions frequently lead to maternal death. These do not happen during prenatal care, but are the result of labor and delivery which occurs at the hospital.

Abruptions can be a problem throughout pregnancy, and don't necessarily have a specific cause.

Placental abruption Symptoms - Mayo Clinic

Quote:Placental abruption is most likely to occur in the last trimester of pregnancy, especially in the last few weeks before birth. Classic signs and symptoms of placental abruption include:

(08-30-2016 03:26 PM)I45owl Wrote:  

(08-30-2016 01:29 PM)CliftonAve Wrote:  I know I am shifting my position here, but it is my understanding from the links above that the majority of these deaths were to African-American women. It is my understanding that black women are more likely than white women to have placental abruptions, placental previa and obstetric hemorrhage. These conditions frequently lead to maternal death. These do not happen during prenatal care, but are the result of labor and delivery which occurs at the hospital.

Abruptions can be a problem throughout pregnancy, and don't necessarily have a specific cause.

Placental abruption Symptoms - Mayo Clinic

Quote:Placental abruption is most likely to occur in the last trimester of pregnancy, especially in the last few weeks before birth. Classic signs and symptoms of placental abruption include:

My wife had one during her 1st trimester. We thought we were going to lose the little guy. She called me home from work. I remember going probably double the speed limit the whole way home. Scary experience. Thank God everything turned out ok.

So, a poorly researched, poorly supported and poorly written hit piece by that certifiable moron Krugman.

Color me shocked.

Yet, some of the lemmings just lap it up and run with anything that comes from that flailing, failing rag the times. Where's our OP to defend his posted "story"?

Instead he leaves it to Tommy one-note.