My friend #died this weekend. She was giving birth and didn’t make it. As someone who researches #MaternalMortality I’m not surprised, but I am gutted.

At least three of my other friends came close to death during labor and delivery. This is not comparable to other industrialized democracies, yet I still have other #PoliticalScientists ask me why I bother studying #birth and #BirthNarratives.
#RIP my friend, and my all who #grieve find comfort