Childbirth Is Deadlier for Black Families Even When They’re Rich, Expansive Study Finds
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 12, 2023
By Claire Cain Miller, Sarah Kliff and Larry Buchanan
Produced by Larry Buchanan and Shannon Lin
Feb. 12, 2023
In the United States, the richest mothers and their newborns are the most likely to survive the year after childbirth — except when the family is Black, according to a groundbreaking new study of two million California births. The richest Black mothers and their babies are twice as likely to die as the richest white mothers and their babies.
Research has 
