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 When did CDC start conducting national surveillance of pregnancy-related deaths? 
 
 CDC initiated national surveillance of pregnancy-related deaths in 1986 because more clinical information was needed to fill data gaps about causes of maternal death. 
 
 How does CDC define pregnancy-related deaths? 
 
 A pregnancy-related death is defined as the death of a woman while pregnant or within 1 year of the end of a pregnancy –regardless of the outcome, duration or site of the pregnancy–from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes. 
 
 How are the data collected and coded? 
 
 Each year, CDC requests the 52 reporting areas (50 states, New York City, and Washington DC) to voluntarily send copies of death certificates for all women who died during pregnancy or within 1 year of pregnancy, and copies of the matching birth or fetal death certificates, if they have the ability to perform such record links. All of the information obtained is summarized, and medically trained epidemiologists determine the cause and time of death related to the pregnancy. Causes of death are coded by using a system established in 1986 by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Maternal Mortality Study Group. 
 
 How are the data used? 
 
 Data are analyzed by CDC scientists. Information about causes of pregnancy-related deaths and risk factors associated with these deaths is released periodically through peer-reviewed literature, CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports, and the CDC Web site. This information helps clinicians and public health professionals to better understand circumstances surrounding pregnancy-related deaths and to take appropriate actions to prevent them. 
 
 How is data confidentiality protected? 
 
 Pregnancy mortality surveillance data are protected under 308(d) Assurance of Confidentiality. Because of this Assurance, all data and documents are considered confidential materials and are safeguarded to the greatest extent possible. This Assurance extends to all pregnancy mortality surveillance data obtained from individual states and reporting areas. 
 
 What is the pregnancy-related mortality ratio? 
 
 The pregnancy-related mortality ratio is an estimate of the number of pregnancy-related deaths for every 100,000 live births. This ratio is often used as an indicator to measure the nation’s health. Factors that affect the health of the entire population can also affect mortality among pregnant and postpartum women. 
 
 The pregnancy-related mortality ratio fell significantly in the United States during the 20th century. This historic decline was because of medical and technological advances. Interest and concern at the local, state, and federal levels for why pregnancy-related deaths occur led to the development of systems for identifying, reviewing, and analyzing pregnancy-related deaths. 

 Lindsay. 
 
 (daughter of Keith & Jane Bugbee) 
 
 (wife of Evan Crosby) 
 
 
 
 She was a woman who lived and loved with her full heart. 
 
 
 
 While she was here with us, she filled many roles and wore many hats. All with a beautiful grace and laughter filled presence. 
 
 
 
 She passed far before any were ready for her to go, and yet, we know she is restored to fullness with our Father in heaven. 
 
 
 
 Lindsay was daughter, sister, wife, mother, family & friend to many. 
 
 
 
 Through our love of Lindsay we look to support Evan and their beautiful children, Finlay (5yrs), Sigrid (3yrs), and Nolan (newborn). 
 
 
 
 So many roles she held - and so many holes will need to be filled in her absence. 
 
 
 
 We have set this page up to raise monetary funds to support Evan and the kids. Bills. Medical bills. Housing. Childcare. Schooling. And so many more things yet to be seen. 
 
 
 
 While we are not all able to physically be present to help, your generosity given in Lindsay’s name, will help to provide for her husband and children where she is no longer able. 
 
 
 
 Thank you for loving Lindsay. 
 
 Thank you for loving Evan, Finlay, Sigrid & Nolan. 
 
 Thank you for supporting the entire Crosby & Bugbee families as they grieve this tragic loss. 
 
 
 
 Your prayers, thoughts, and monetary support are so appreciated. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Backstory: 
 
 Lindsay gave birth to Nolan on June 24th. On Monday July 2nd, Lindsay was taken by ambulance to Hartford Hospital where she was found to be severely ill with Strep A & Sepsis. She passed, surrounded by family, into her heavenly fathers arms around 2:20pm on Wednesday July 4th. 
 
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 A 32-year-old mother from Connecticut has died just days after giving birth to her third child, and now thousands of donors are sending funds to help her grieving family in their time of need. 
 
 On July 2 — just eight days after she gave birth to her son, Nolan, according to 14 News — Lindsay Crosby was transported to Hartford Hospital, where doctors diagnosed her with Strep A, a bacterium often found in the throat and on the skin. The bacteria, the Centers for Disease Control reports, can cause a range of minor and serious infections, including strep throat, scarlet fever and rheumatic fever. 
 
 By the time the mother of three was taken to the hospital, the bacteria had caused her to experience sepsis, the immune system’s deadly response to an infection that causes difficulty in breathing, low or no urine output and changes in mental status. When sepsis worsens, it can lead to septic shock, extremely low blood pressure and, eventually, organ failure or death. 
 
 Two days after being hospitalized, Crosby died from complications from the infection, according to a GoFundMe set up for the family. She was surrounded by her husband, Evan Crosby, and her daughters Finlay, 5, and Sigrid, 3, and Nolan, her newborn son. 
 
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 In the days since her passing, two separate donation pages have been set up to help the Crosby family, which have both raised a combined $375,000 in 12 days. 
 
 According to the advocacy organization Sepsis Alliance, sepsis can be caused by an infection anywhere in the body, such as urinary tract infection or influenza. The condition kills and disables millions of people every year, and those who survive it are often left with post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic pain and organ dysfunction. 
 
 For women who are pregnant, sepsis can occur from a number of complications, such as miscarriages, cesarean section, ruptured membranes and prolonged or obstructed labor. According to the CDC, sepsis caused almost 13 percent of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. between 2011 and 2013. 
 
 While Sepsis Alliance says that any woman who is pregnant or has previously experienced a miscarriage or abortion can develop maternal or postpartum sepsis, women who have a history of congestive heart failure, liver disease or lupus are at higher risk than others. 
 
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 Lindsay was a standout athlete at Springfield College in Massachusetts, playing on the women’s lacrosse team, for which she scored 34 goals in 60 games during their championship season in 2006. She was also an active member of her community, having served as a girls lacrosse coach and associate director of admissions at a local boarding school, reports 14 News. 
 
 In a statement to the news station, the family thanked well-wishers for their generosity, and said the funds generated from the donation pages would go a long way in helping them pay for the unexpected expenses following Lindsay’s death. 
 
 “We extend our heartfelt thanks to all of those who have reached out to our family since the passing of Lindsay on July 4,” the family told 14 News. “It has meant so very much to us. The kind messages have been most comforting, and the generous unexpected financial gifts will be very helpful in coping with unforeseen expenses for Lindsay’s husband, Evan, and their three young children following her sudden passing.” 

 A GoFundMe tribute to a Simsbury mother who died last week from a strep infection has since gone viral, raising nearly $250,000 from thousands of relatives, friends and strangers who struggled to understand how a young mother succumbed to strep less than two weeks after giving birth to her third child. 
 
 Lindsay Bugbee Crosby died on July 4 after being taken to Hartford Hospital two days earlier with Group A strep and sepsis, according a family member. Crosby had given birth to a son, Nolan, on June 24. She leaves behind her husband, Evan Crosby, and three children: Finlay, 5, Sigrid, 3, and newborn Nolan. 
 
 About 1,100 to 1,600 people in the United States die each year from Group A strep infections, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency estimates that about 700 women in the country die each year of complications related to childbirth or pregnancy. 
 
 Crosby lived in Simsbury and grew up in Granby, according to her Facebook profile. Her father, Keith Bugbee, coaches the men’s lacrosse team at Springfield College. His daughter attended the school as well, playing on its lacrosse and soccer teams. 
 
 “While she was here with us, she filled many roles and wore many hats,” a relative wrote on the GoFundMe page, “all with a beautiful grace and laughter filled presence.” 
 
 The relative had set up the GoFundMe to defray the family’s medical, child care and housing expenses, according to its description. By Tuesday evening, 1,974 people had donated $255,138. 
 
 “We are overwhelmed by your generosity,” the relative wrote in an update. “Your heart for this hurting family honors Lindsay’s memory.” 
 
 An earlier version of this story misstated the day Crosby died. She passed on July 4, not July 5.
– On June 24, Lindsay Bugbee Crosby of Simsbury, Conn., gave birth to her third child, a healthy baby boy named Nolan. A happy photo shows the smiling mom celebrating in the hospital with husband Evan and daughters Finlay, 5, and Sigrid, 3. Within a week, however, the 32-year-old was back in the hospital with a strep infection, and she died on July 4, reports the Hartford Courant. Bugbee Crosby developed Group A strep, which led to more serious sepsis as her body fought the infection. Sepsis accounts for about 13% of pregnancy-related deaths in the US, according to CDC stats cited by People. Two separate fundraisers at GoFundMe, here and here, have so far raised more than $370,000 for the family. "It has meant so very much to us," says a family statement. "The kind messages have been most comforting, and the generous and unexpected financial gifts will be very helpful in coping with unforeseen expenses." It's not clear what happened in Bugbee Crosby's case, but sepsis can occur as a result of complications during childbirth related to C-sections, ruptured membranes, or prolonged or obstructed labor.