Today, I link to and embed The Centers For Disease Control‘s Hear Her Campaign: An Overview, accessed 5-8-2025.
The big fact about this CDC campaign is that 80% of all pregnancy related deaths are preventable! So it is everyone job to learn how to prevent pregnancy related deaths.
This is the one page you should review right now: The CDC’s Preventing Pregnancy Related Deaths: “Signs and Symptoms of Urgent Maternal Warnings Signs”
Posted on May 9, 2025 by Tom Wade MD
All that follows is from the above resource.
Hear Her Campaign: An Overview
Key points
- Too many women die each year in the United States from complications related to pregnancy or delivery.
- Hear Her shares potentially life-saving messages about urgent maternal warning signs.
- The campaign includes resources for women who are pregnant or postpartum; their partners, family, and friends; and the health care professionals who interact with them.
Hear Her. You could help save a life.
Too many women die each year in this country during pregnancy or in the year postpartum. Every death is a tragedy, especially when more than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths could be prevented.
CDC’s Division of Reproductive Health is committed to healthy pregnancies and deliveries for every woman. The Hear Her campaign supports CDC’s efforts to prevent pregnancy-related deaths by sharing potentially life-saving messages about urgent maternal warning signs.
Each woman knows her own body better than anyone and can often tell when something does not feel right. The campaign seeks to encourage partners, friends, family, coworkers, and providers—anyone who supports pregnant and postpartum women—to really listen when she tells you something doesn’t feel right. Acting quickly could help save a life.
For Everyone
- Resources for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Women who are Pregnant or Postpartum
- Hear Personal Stories of Pregnancy-Related Complications from American Indian Women
- Disparities and Resilience among American Indian and Alaska Native Women who are Pregnant or Postpartum
- American Indian and Alaska Native Women who are Pregnant and Postpartum
- Partners, Friends, and Family of American Indian and Alaska Native Women who are Pregnant or Postpartum
Health Care Providers
