black maternal health week: Black maternal health week pushes for maternal equity | International

During Black Maternal Health Week, advocates are raising awareness on maternal equity. According to the CDC, Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related issues compared to white women. In North Texas, a group of women are hoping to reduce those statistics. LaKiesha Collie is one of many, who say they’ve had concerning hospital experiences in the past. For her second child, she had an emergency C-section, despite requesting a vaginal birth. “The doctor, who was not my doctor, was having me push at six centimeters. That’s definitely too early . . .