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With the current data of the maternal and child mortality and morbidity in the United states. It has decreased over the last century but it has been increasing in certain ethnicities. Such as in 2007 the mortality rate was about 12.7 deaths per live births when in 1987 it was only about 6.6. With hispanic and black women it is not too far from 8.9 deaths. Some of the most common complications relate from pregnancy, internal hemorrhage and eclampsia.

Some of the practices that help in promoting optimal safety in the birthing process. Include hygiene, health and antibiotics which decreased the risk for morbidity and mortality. With the advances in medicine today it helped made birthing safer for high-risked women. Even though it does not change the fact that there is a possible risk to happen in the hospital. There is still a chance in complications in the birthing process such as an cesarean section. With any type of intervention, there is a possible chance that it will harm the mother and the baby. Every pregnant …show more content…

Which makes the mother at risk in developing hypovolemia. Epidurals lengthen labor, increase the risks of an severe perineal having an cesarean section. They increase the chances of complications from assisted delivery such as forceps. When women with an epidural have a forceps assisted delivery. It can increase the risks of bruising, facial injuries to baby. It can also increase the chance of tears to the vagina and perineum in mothers. Since the immune system of a baby are immature, it takes longer for them to strain the epidural drugs. It also adds to the fact that using this type of anesthetic will effect the immune system of the newborn. Which will compromise the fetal's oxygen and blood pressure such as fetal bradycardia. Even though an epidural is effective for pain relief. It can cause side effects in both the child and the mother and interfere with the birth

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