For every maternal death, there are about an additional 20 women who suffer serious injuries, infections and disabilities related to pregnancy.
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Most women feel they are unable to ask health professionals questions. And only half were consistently asked if they had questions.
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Caroline Homer is a Friend of The Conversation.Co-Program Director: Maternal and Child Health, Burnet Institute
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Global Surgery, University of Cape Town
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Communications Specialist, University of California, San Francisco
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Assistant Professor, University of California, San Francisco
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Senior midwife and researcher, Karolinska Institutet
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Lund University
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