Midmorning With Aundrea - November 5, 2020 (Part 2)

(Part 2 of 4) A powerful new PSA is drawing attention to complications in pregnancy.

Be right bacte tens of thousands of moms suffer from life threatening complications related to pregnancy and childbirth every year.

Now federal health officials are launching a new campaign to bring awareness and help more mothers survive .

Elise preston has more.

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In a powerful new psa campaign&.

The centers for disease control wants you to hear the stories of mothers who almost lost their lives- while trying to have a baby.

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Nearly 700 mothers each year die from complications during and after pregnancy.

Omari maynard's partner is one of them-- he says shamony gibson alerted doctors she was in pain... but she still died of a pulmonary embolism just days after an emergency c- section.

Do i feel like she was being ignored?

I feel like the care could have been a lot better if they were listening to her.

Mothers are increasingly dying from infection, hemorrhaging and pre-eclampsia--.

Two thirds of the deaths are preventable- the hear her campaign hopes to encourage mothers and those around them to know the warning signs.

Headache that is severe and will not go away- unusual swelling of the feet that's not being relieved, shortness of breath cdc director of reproductive health- dr. wanda barfield says the timing of the campaign is even more critical with the covid-19 pandemic.

Women may be concerned that they can't be seen by a provider or they may be concerned about leaving their home.

But if they have a pregnancy related complication- it's really important that they reach out this campaign will target cities where maternal mortality rates are highest- including new york, st.

Louis and atlanta.

Gibson's two children are now growing up without their mom.

She loved her family, she loved her community, she was excited about being a mother maynard hopes this campaign will prevent his nightmare from happening to other families.

Elise preston, cbs news, new york.

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