“A lot of people might go: ‘Oh, two minutes, that’s really fast.’ And yes, in the long scheme of things, that’s fast. But when you have someone who is actively hemorrhaging – in two minutes, they can lose hundreds of cc’s of blood,” Freehill said. “So those seconds count. I’m definitely worried about what’s going to happen to patients who are hemorrhaging.”
Compared to other wealthy nations, the United States already has a far higher maternal mortality rate, particularly among Black Americans.
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