Childbirth is still killing Black moms at a higher rate. NC advocates, policymakers discuss solutions | WFAE 90.7
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 18, 2023
COLFAX — Everyone here knew the data: Black women are three times more likely to die in connection with childbirth than white women.
And they knew the cause: hard-to-solve social and structural problems in health care.
Their goal: Get to the source of the problem to help save the lives of Black mothers and their babies.
As the United States marked Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17) this year . . .