@KimCrayton1 America can & must do better than that to become a civilized country any time.
"Even after controlling for age and women’s reproductive rights support, Patterson and her co-authors found that Black women’s maternal mortality rates were typically nearly double that of white women."
https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2022/04/18/new-study-black-women-face-higher-maternal-mortality-rates-than-previously-determined/
#SaveLives #HumanRights #WomensRights #Racism #Sexism #Healthcare #POC #MaternalDeathRates #DrainRacism #BlackLivesMatter #HumanityMatters
By: Celeste Malone The effects of racism and sexism lead to higher maternal mortality rates among Black women in the U.S. than previously realized, according to new research from Associate Professor of Sociology and Law Evelyn J. Patterson at Vanderbilt University. Even after controlling for age and women’s reproductive rights support, Patterson and her co-authors […]
US maternal death rate rose sharply in 2021, CDC data shows, and experts worry the problem is getting worse
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/16/health/maternal-deaths-increasing-nchs/index.html #MaternalDeathRates #ReproductiveFreedom
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