black women in the united states, latin america, in the caribbean are more likely to experience serious complications, even death during childbirth than their white counterparts. the report urges governments, organizations, and health care providers to address the quote the root causes of structural racism, sexism, discrimination. the ongoing crisis is examined in the newly-amy nominated documentary aftershock. which follows to breathe families who turned their grief into activism. joining me now, the co-chair of the bipartisan maternity care caucus, congresswoman robin kelly of illinois and the director and producer of aftershock, tonya lewis lee. thank you both very much for coming to the saturday show. tonya lewis lee, congratulations on the emmy nomination. the u.n. report expands the scope of the black maternal health crisis to include countries across the americas such as brazil, columbia,
it really is a issue of how they are treated when they seek out health care. the two women we followed in our film were not feeling well. and they went to look for help, and unfortunately they were ignored by the health care providers when they presented their symptoms. and i really appreciated that the report really reflected what we re seeing out there, and with the data it really is. into that point, congresswoman kelly, i looked at that report as well, and tonya, i m so glad you raise that key point. a lot of people tend to think that oh, black women are sicker, and that is why this is helping, and no. it is because the system is set up in a way that it doesn t take them seriously. your colleagues on capitol hill, particularly the republicans, do they get home for notice to not only address this problem, but solve this problem? i think they re getting it a little bit more, because one of
mortality and morbidity. congresswoman robin kelly an emmy nominated documentary filmmaker tonya lewis lee. i just love saying that. thank you both very much for coming to the saturday show. thank you jonathan. and coming up, the biden reelection campaign s blockbuster fund raising numbers should make the crowded field of republican primary candidates very nervous. former republican congresswoman sullen will an army of new york houses understand why next. much more of the saturday show to come. keep it right here. it right here by providing blankets for comfort and warmth and encouraging messages of hope to help support nearly three hundred thousand patients facing cancer nationwide. we call it “the subaru love promise.” and we re proud to be the largest automotive donor to the leukemia and lymphoma society. subaru. more than a car company.
columbia, and costa rica. what is your reaction to the u.n. analysis revealing the global scale of this problem? well i think that there is a anti-black movement happening around the globe, and we see it most intently in maternal health outcomes. black women are discriminated against around the world, but in the united states, the united states is the most dangerous place to give birth of all of the industrialized nations, and black women suffer the highest consequences, but i think it is important that we realize that in the united states, white women are not doing as well as their european counterparts, but if we fix the problem for black women, we will fix the problem for all women. congresswoman kelly last month you introduce the bipartisan preventing maternal deaths reauthorization act in the house. the bill includes language from your original mama s act which aims to address maternal health