U.S. MATERNAL DEATH IS ON THE RISE, ESPECIALLY AMONG BLACK MOTHERS

August 27, 2023

The U.S. leads high-income nations in maternal deaths, especially among Black mothers. In 2021, around 1200 women died of childbirth-related causes a 40% increase from 2020. Leone Lakhani meets with one woman in Chicago who’s working to change that, and whose mission to support Black and brown mothers could become a model for the rest of the country.

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