Banner Health hosts obstetric critical care course to help reduce maternal deaths

Banner Health is hosting a three-day course this week to help healthcare providers safely manage pregnancy-related emergencies. The training comes as the U.S. maternal mortality rate remains an outlier among developed nations. Benjamin Cordy with Banner University Medical Center says limited access to care before and after childbirth is contributing to rising maternal deaths.

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