Black mothers keep dying after giving birth, researchers blame racism
Posted by Jozef Syndicate on January 26, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Black mothers from around the country told terrifying stories about how doctors wouldn’t believe them about health conditions until it was almost too late and even regularly dismissed their pain. In Louisiana, Black women are nearly four times as likely to die within one year of birth as White women. Their stories revealed how Black women are facing these issues regardless of education and income.
Filed under Health, Louisiana · Tagged with black mothers, death after childbirth, maternal mortality., pregnancy-related deaths