‘Birthing while Black’ is a national crisis for the US. Here’s what Black lawmakers want to do about it

The US has the highest maternal mortality rate among industrialized countries. Since 2000, the maternal mortality rate has risen nearly 60%, making it worse now than it was decades earlier. More than half of these deaths are preventable.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/19/black-mothers-birth-maternal-mortality