For pregnant Nashville students, Ella's House changes everything
RACHEL WEGNER
USA Today Network
ZMG - Veuer
The US maternal mortality rate surged in 2021. ScienceAlert reports that 1,205 women died during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth in 2021. The previous year that number sat at 861, reports the National Center for Health Statistics. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story.
In the aftermath of overheating and passing out in the middle of her college campus, Denise Anderson made a connection that would ease a burden she was largely carrying alone.
Allie Wilson holds her 1-year-old son, Jhy'eir, on April 3 at Ella's House in Nashville, Tenn. Ella's House, a nonprofit, supports female college students who are pregnant and parenting.
Kaylor Murray holds her 2-year-old daughter, Kana-Leia Murray, while standing next to her mother, Kathryn Murray-Mays, while their dog, Cocoa, plays nearby March 31 at their home in Nashville.
The US maternal mortality rate surged in 2021. ScienceAlert reports that 1,205 women died during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth in 20…
Allie Wilson holds her 1-year-old son, Jhy'eir, on April 3 at Ella's House in Nashville, Tenn. Ella's House, a nonprofit, supports female college students who are pregnant and parenting.
Kaylor Murray holds her 2-year-old daughter, Kana-Leia Murray, while standing next to her mother, Kathryn Murray-Mays, while their dog, Cocoa, plays nearby March 31 at their home in Nashville.
