B-READY Maternal Health SUCCESS STORY Challenge Between 2019 and 2020, maternal deaths rose 14% in the United States, and they’ve been rising for decades. 1 While many factors, including cost of care, contribute to the U.S. maternal death rate, women who deliver their babies via cesarean (or C-section) are more likely to experience complications or life threatening complications during childbirth. 2,3 In particular, repeat cesarean deliveries increase a mother’s risk of problems with the placenta and incision-related complications after delivery. 4 For these reasons, it is extremely important that women, particularly those who have had a prior cesarean delivery who could now safely attempt a vaginal delivery, feel well-informed and secure about their birth options and deci

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