Introduction:  For the past few months I have been researching the causes of and solutions to the rising maternal mortality rates in the United States. When I first began this project, I was unsure about a lot of things. I knew it was an important topic but I didn’t realize how important it would be.… Read more

In my previous writings I focused on the issue of maternal mortality rates in the US and what things were being done to fix it on a broad scale. I wanted to use my photo essay as a way to show expecting mothers what role they play in the solution to the maternal mortality issue.… Read more