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A good OB/GYN physician should safely guide expecting moms through pregnancy
Over 90% of babies born in the United States are born at 38+ weeks gestation
Do hospitals, doctors, and nurses learn from their mistakes?
Every two minutes, a woman dies from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth
Physician office gatekeepers can endanger patients by giving bad medical advice
Deep vein thrombosis is the most common cause of pulmonary embolism
Delayed recognition of problems during labor can lead to avoidable injuries
Houston OB/GYN and maternal fetal medicine physician describes it as a failure at all levels
Birthing centers are typically less equipped to handle emergencies than hospitals, and are staffed with less-trained midwives rather than physicians
There have been cases where the wrong baby was taken to the operating room for surgery, or sent home with another baby's mother