Texas Week
Aug. 4, 2017 | County probes maternal death rate
Season 7 Episode 26 | 26m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Texas’ maternal death rate is worse than any industrialized nation, and county’s is worse
Texas has been in the national news lately. Not for its economic miracle, but for the fact that its maternal death rate has nearly doubled since 2010, a rate that is worse than any industrialized nation. And Bexar County’s rate is worse than the state of Texas. Bexar County has established a task force to determine the causes and make recommendations.
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Texas Week is a local public television program presented by KLRN
Texas Week
Aug. 4, 2017 | County probes maternal death rate
Season 7 Episode 26 | 26m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Texas has been in the national news lately. Not for its economic miracle, but for the fact that its maternal death rate has nearly doubled since 2010, a rate that is worse than any industrialized nation. And Bexar County’s rate is worse than the state of Texas. Bexar County has established a task force to determine the causes and make recommendations.
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