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Kate Womersley

Kate Womersley is a graduate medical student in her final year at the University of Cambridge.

Lost Mothers

Why Giving Birth Is Safer in Britain Than in the U.S.

The U.S. and the U.K. used to have the same rate of women dying in pregnancy and childbirth. Now, Britain’s is almost three times lower. Here’s what they’re doing right.