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Jehovah’s Witnesses more likely to die in childbirth, study finds

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(RNS) Pregnant women who are Jehovah's Witnesses are six times more likely to die during childbirth and three times more likely to have serious complications than the general population, according to a new study by Dutch researchers. All of the cases of death examined by...

Topics: Ethics, Medical Ethics
Beliefs: Christian - Catholic, Christian - Orthodox, Christian - Protestant

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