Helping new moms avoid blood clot risks

An Associated Press article reports on research that shows new mothers should get up and start walking as soon as possible to prevent the risk of a potentially fatal blood clot, and quotes Richard Lee, professor of medicine, pediatrics and obstetrics, who wrote an editorial accompanying the study that said within the past 20 to 30 years pulmonary embolism has overtaken all other causes of maternal mortality. The article was picked up by more than 160 news outlets throughout the world, including USA Today. Go to article.