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Initiative Trains Native American Women As Doulas To Improve Health Care Outcomes

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A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that Native American women in Arizona are dying of pregnancy-related causes at a rate of four times higher than white women. A Navajo midwife is working to change those dire statistics.

KJZZ's Laurel Morales (@laurelgwyn) reports.

This segment aired on January 7, 2020.

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