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    1. USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY Jul 27

      In a 2007 pregnancy, YoLanda Mention's #preeclampsia was treated without incident. During her 2015 pregnancy, the high blood pressure returned. https://usat.ly/2OgpRlE pic.twitter.com/HQQmwgxoZh

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    2. USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY Jul 27

      YoLanda gave birth to a beautiful baby girl who she and Marco, her husband of 11 years, named Serenity. YoLanda complained of headache and her recorded blood pressures were dangerously high. She was sent home anyway.pic.twitter.com/GVr62ZovvC

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    3. USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY Jul 27

      The headache didn’t fade. Less than a full day after discharge, YoLanda and Marco arrived at the ER. When a nurse took her blood pressure it was an alarming 209 over 117.pic.twitter.com/r6I9978za2

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      USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY Jul 27

      They waited more than four hours. Marco pleaded for a doctor. In the triage room, YoLanda suffered a massive brain hemorrhage. She died three days later at the age of 38.

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        2. USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY Jul 27

          YoLanda didn’t die from some unforeseen childbirth complication. What killed her didn’t take any expensive, high-tech equipment to detect and treat, her husband alleges in a lawsuit.

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        3. USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY Jul 27

          Marco, a school bus driver, now raises their three daughters alone.pic.twitter.com/g5Zml6NREb

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        4. USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY Jul 27

          The older girls tell their mom stories when they visit her grave. Serenity, now 3, knows "Mommy" as the woman in photographs in her grandmother's curio cabinet.

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        5. USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY Jul 27

          Like thousands of women every year, YoLanda's family alleges in a lawsuit that she didn't get care long recommended by experts. If you have a story like YoLanda's, here is a place to share it: http://50k.usatoday.com  #1of50K

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        6. USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY Jul 27

          If you or a woman you love is pregnant, here's a guide to what to ask doctors and hospital staff to protect yourself in case of high blood pressure or excessive bleeding. #protectmoms http://pregnancytips.usatoday.com pic.twitter.com/N3XTFgpCqV

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