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Experts: U.S. Childbirth Deaths on Rise
She had a heart attack after a massive blood loss, Davis said. It's not clearly known what caused the heavy bleeding. There was no autopsy, he said, a decision he now regrets.
Two previous births had gone well.
  Tom Davis sits with his children, from left, Matthew, 12, Jacob, 13, and Ethan, 6, on June 11, 2007, in Chatham, Va. Davis lost his wife, Elizabeth, in 2000, after she gave birth to Ethan. Davis is now raising his sons alone. U.S. women are dying from childbirth at the highest rate in decades, new government figures show. (AP Photo/Don Petersen) (Don Petersen - AP)  
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"Nothing led us to believe anything was wrong with this pregnancy. She was like a picture of health," he continued, noting she had been a YMCA fitness instructor.
A lawsuit against the hospital ended in a settlement. Davis also sued the obstetrician, but a jury ruled in the doctor's favor.
The child born that day, Ethan, starts second grade next week. "He's a happy kid," Davis said. "He's just never had a mom."
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