A vast majority of pregnancy-related deaths could have been prevented with proper care while a mother is expecting, and post-partum, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention () revealed Monday.The agency reports that 84.2 percent of pregnancy-related deaths could have been prevented with better care. A large portion of these deaths are related to mental health struggles, with deaths by suicide or drug overdose making up 22.7 percent of deaths.Other leading causes included hemorrhages, heart-related condition, infection and high blood pressure. Many of these cases could also be prevented with proper maternal care - which America is lacking in compared to many other peer developed nations.
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