Pennsylvania’s maternal and infant mortality crisis through one mother’s loss

Pennsylvania’s maternal and infant mortality crisis through one mother’s loss

Pennsylvania’s growing maternal and infant mortality crisis is blamed in part on maternity care deserts and stigmas around care. This is one woman’s story of pregnancy, motherhood, and loss. Tashia Bishop never thought motherhood would begin with heartbreak. The Delaware County resident suffered two miscarriages before giving birth to her first son prematurely. She was a recovering addict. “I felt like the doctors and the hospital staff didn’t g…