‘It’s a crisis’: Midwest lawmakers back Momnibus Act to curb Black maternal mortality | KCUR
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 16, 2024
Krystal Anderson, 40, died after the stillbirth of her daughter in March. But for the fact that she was a longtime Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader and a popular figure in her community, the Leawood, Kansas resident would likely have joined the ranks of Black women lost to maternal mortality whose names are known only to their loved ones.
Anderson experienced sepsis, a childbirth complication that . . .
