re: Family demands justice after Black woman dies during emergency C-section at NYC hospital

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Black women are two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


Maybe not racism but something screwy is clearly happening.

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My mother (black woman) is a professional natural childbirth instructor.

The cold truth is black women are disproportionately unhealthy before/during pregnancy. This puts them behind the 8 ball from jump street.

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Black women are two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


Maybe not racism but something screwy is clearly happening.

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Now look a rates of uncontrolled diabetes (huge risk in pregnancy) and prenatal care.

It’s not a mystery.