The number of women who are dying from and during childbirth is rising nationwide with mortality rates disproportionately higher for Black and Hispanic women.
“It was a fear of will me and my baby make it out of this situation alive,” said Chelsea Lawyer as she described her birthing experience with her first child in 2014.
Fortunately, Lawyer is alive to share her story but for many minority women that isn’t always the case.shows 861 women died from maternal causes in 2020 with Black women dying at nearly three times the rate as white women. President Biden’s FY22 budget request includes more than $200 million for implicit bias training for health care providers. It would also create state pregnancy medical home programs.In addition to this, Lawyer believes doctors can improve trends by simply listening to Black women.
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