A troubling pregnancy trend worsens in Virginia; Irvo Otieno’s family raises new concerns after his in-custody death
Henrico Newsflash – May 4, 2023
For expectant and new mothers in Virginia, a troubling pregnancy trend worsens
As the COVID-19 pandemic has waned with vaccinations and improved treatments, healthcare experts have begun to measure its dramatic effects on expectant and new mothers in Virginia.
Virginia’s maternal mortality rate leaped by 130% during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis by the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO. In 2021, women in Virginia died of pregnancy-related complications at a rate of 50.1 per 100,000 births, more than double the pre-pandemic rate in 2019, according to data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
Irvo Otieno’s family raises new concerns after his in-custody death
Family of Irvo Otieno called for charges to be brought in Henrico County and indicated they may formally request a federal investigation into his case Wednesday, following court hearings in Dinwiddie County where a clearer picture was given of when the next big step forward will happen in the second-degree murder case against ten Henrico County Sheriff’s deputies and three Central State Hospital workers.
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