She Hoped to Shine a Light on Maternal Mortality Among Native Americans. Instead, She Became a Statistic of It. [nbcnews.com]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 2/11/206:00 AM

By Elizabeth Chuck and Haimy Assefa, NBC News, February 8, 2020

The twins were scheduled to be delivered on Aug. 21, 2019, and Stephanie Snook was nervous.

Her pregnancy had not been planned. Snook was born with a heart condition; after her first two children, she had been told getting pregnant again could put too much stress on her heart.

Nonetheless, Snook, 37, a warehouse clerk in food services at the Seattle Mariners’ ballpark, trusted she was in good hands.

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