Preventative Measures: Maternal Health, Executive Privilege, Bowerbird Project

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🗓️ 8 May 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

There’s a mom crisis in the US. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that about 700 women die every year in the US during pregnancy or after childbirth. Those numbers are up about 75% from the year 2000, worse than other high-income countries, and black and Native American women are most affected. We'll explain. Then: President Trump is playing the “executive privilege” card against releasing the unredacted Mueller report...and all of the underlying material the team used to write it. Also on today’s episode: how some states are trying to help high schoolers understand money, money, money, money ... and why “zero waste” is flying high. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Wednesday, May 8th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.6	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.6	they matter.
0:10.4	Today we're diving into the crisis facing moms in America.
0:13.8	We'll connect the dots on how races link to the rise in maternal death and what can be
0:17.4	done to prevent it.
0:18.9	Then, the White House is playing the executive privilege card.
0:22.0	We'll explain what that means for the Mueller report investigation going forward.
0:26.5	And finally, how a bird inspired earth-friendly flying in Australia.
0:30.6	We're here to make your Wednesday smarter.
0:32.7	Let's Schim this.
0:39.0	Today's episode is brought to you by Prudential.
0:41.8	Prudential helps you plan financially for today and tomorrow.
0:49.6	The most complicated story today is about giving birth.
0:53.5	We're not talking about the new royal baby.
0:55.6	We're talking about yesterday's report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
1:00.1	It's said about 700 women die every year in the US during pregnancy or through the year
1:05.0	after childbirth.
1:07.0	It was 400 deaths back in 2000, so maternal death rates are going up.
1:11.8	And the worst part, the CDC says that three out of five deaths are thought to have been
1:16.4	preventable.
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