Detroit Evening Report: Henry Ford Health sending paramedics to make home visits to high-risk mothers
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Henry Ford Health has begun deploying paramedics in mobile medical units to visit new mothers at home to address a problem that is widely preventable: maternal mortality.
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Black women are more likely than white woman to die of pregnancy related issues. The basic precautionary measures are taking blood pressure, checking vitals and other basic checks to prevent risks such as hypertension, which is the leading cause of maternal deaths in Michigan according to Michigan Maternal Mortality Surveillance Program.
Any mom can qualify for Henry Ford’s at-home program if they’ve been diagnosed with gestational hypertension, chronic hypertension or preeclampsia, little to no prenatal care prior to delivery, or face obstacles such as lack of transportation in making making a follow up visit.
More information can be found at the Michigan Health and Human Services website.
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