The United States has one of, if not the worst, maternal mortality rate in the developed world. while global maternal death rates have dropped by more than a third from 2000 to 2015, the rate in the United States has more than doubled since 1987. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 700 women in the United States die each year as a result of complications related to pregnancy or childbirth. Black women bear the greatest risk of maternal death.
Racism is making people sick — especially black women and babies, says Miriam Zoila Pérez. The doula turned journalist talks with producer Dr. Kenya Beard about the relationship between race, class and illness.
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