Jehovah’s Witnesses More Likely to Die in Childbirth, Study Finds

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 the researchers were caused by major obstetric hemorrhage, according to the study, and the refusal of red blood transfusions by the women was found to be “an important factor” in the deaths. Full Story : Beliefnet.com….