Why are American moms dying of pregnancy-related complications at a higher rate than moms in almost any developed country in the world? Why is America‘s maternal death rate rising? Dr. Monique Rainford discusses the answers to these questions and tells us what we can do to change it.

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Monique Rainford, MD, an award-winning academic and practitioner, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Medical School. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She is the Medical Director of the Baltimore Medical System on the St. Agnes Hospital campus. A prolific writer, public speaker, and Lifestyle Medicine advocate, she has throughout her life volunteered and worked professionally in underserved communities in multiple cities in the United States, Jamaica and Honduras. She has appeared in the media (television, radio and print) on multiple occasions nationally and internationally and has authored The Maternal Glow, a pregnancy guide and Please God Send Me a Husband. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx