America’s Maternal Nightmare | Dr. Monique Rainford | TEDxWilmington

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  • Опубликовано: 17 окт 2018
  • Why are American moms dying of pregnancy-related complications at a higher rate than moms in almost any developed country in the world? Why is America‘s maternal death rate rising? Dr. Monique Rainford discusses the answers to these questions and tells us what we can do to change it.
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    Monique Rainford, MD, an award-winning academic and practitioner, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Medical School. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She is the Medical Director of the Baltimore Medical System on the St. Agnes Hospital campus. A prolific writer, public speaker, and Lifestyle Medicine advocate, she has throughout her life volunteered and worked professionally in underserved communities in multiple cities in the United States, Jamaica and Honduras. She has appeared in the media (television, radio and print) on multiple occasions nationally and internationally and has authored The Maternal Glow, a pregnancy guide and Please God Send Me a Husband. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

Комментарии • 10

  • @TheArtofTransitionPodcast
    @TheArtofTransitionPodcast 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for increasing awareness around this!!!

  • @WHEATIE1993
    @WHEATIE1993 5 лет назад +3

    Excellent. Thank you for presenting this.

  • @PaulaSellsJamaica
    @PaulaSellsJamaica 5 лет назад +4

    Amazing!!! Great Job Dr. Rainford!!!

  • @maternalhealthreport7479
    @maternalhealthreport7479 4 года назад +3

    Thank you!

  • @kikelley
    @kikelley 3 года назад +3

    Thank you for this amazing Ted Talk❤️ I am currently working on a presentation on this topic.

    • @louisesandberg1249
      @louisesandberg1249 2 года назад +1

      Wow. Thank you for this challenge. God, please help America rise to meet it!

  • @JenniferRansawSmith
    @JenniferRansawSmith 5 лет назад +5

    You have done a phenomenal job! This week, I'm going to share with my community!

  • @lisavaldez5720
    @lisavaldez5720 3 года назад

    I have a question on sleep paralysis and whether there is a connection to sleep paralysis....what research has been done on it?

    • @lisavaldez5720
      @lisavaldez5720 3 года назад

      I apologise a connection to Sids if any.