Black Maternal Health Momnibus Addresses Maternal Health Inequality Among African-American Women
Black Maternal Health Momnibus addresses maternal health inequality among African-American women. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pregnancy-related deaths per 100,000 live births (the pregnancy-related mortality ratio or PRMR) for black and AI/AN women older than 30 was four to five times as high as it was for white women. The death of a young black mother brings attention to the issue of racial health disparities She went to the hospital to have her baby. Now her husband is raising two kids alone C-section death: Grieving…
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