Blog: Postpartum Negligence

Revealing Stories about Postpartum Failures

Jun 11, 2021

The postpartum period is a precarious one, with limited medical attention and a largely unaddressed risk for complications. Of all maternal deaths, close to half occur within the first two months after childbirth. A Wall Street Journal journalist and first-time mother gave birth to a healthy baby, an outcome that every mother hopes for. Then, all went downhill when she lost her appetite and ran a low-grade fever. Two weeks after giving birth, she was...