Support WBURNearly Dying In Childbirth: Why Preventable Complications Are Growing In U.S.Katherine Ellison, ProPublicaNina Martin, ProPublicaDecember 22, 2017 ShareLeah Bahrencu, 35, of Austin, Texas, developed an infection after an emergency C-section to deliver twins Lukas and Sorana, now 11 months. (Ilana Panich-Linsman)