{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"ANESTHESIOLOGY\u00ae 2026: Preventing Maternal Deaths","description":"ANESTHESIOLOGY\u00ae 2026 meeting in San Diego, TopMedTalk hosts Kate Leslie and Andy Cumpstey interview Mike Scott (University of Rochester; Lifebox co-founder) and LaToya Mason (University of Mississippi; SOAP state representative) about a maternal health forum held alongside the United Nations General Assembly. They discuss worsening global maternal mortality, missed WHO 2030 targets, and that many deaths are preventable, with contributors including rising cesarean rates, older maternal age, and increasing comorbidities; Brazil\u2019s cesarean rate and complications like accreta and concealed hemorrhage are highlighted. Mason shares her personal experience of postpartum peripartum cardiomyopathy detected via smartwatch data, underscoring the need for patient education, listening to patients, and earlier recognition. The panel advanced a mandate that no woman should die during childbirth, emphasizing country-specific approaches, government buy-in, training, scalable monitoring (pulse oximetry, continuous blood pressure), low-fidelity risk tools, and engaging technology and industry to improve outcomes globally and in the US. The Global Surgery Foundation is here: https:\/\/www.globalsurgeryfoundation.org\/ ","author_name":"TopMedTalk","author_url":"https:\/\/www.topmedtalk.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43524399\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/3a5fa9\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/208222294"}