(BPT) - Every year in the United States, approximately 700 women die as a result of pregnancy or delivery complications, and more than 50,000 experience unexpected health problems, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Some pregnancy complications (for example, morning sickness) are not usually serious, but others, such as high blood pressure, can become severe enough to threaten a motherīs life. Such complications can occur during pregnancy or delivery and in the months, or even years, following delivery. Teenagers, as well as women who are older than 35 years of age, women who are African American or Native American, and women who are pregnant with twins may be...
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