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NC legislators aim to reduce Black maternal deaths | The Progressive Pulse


Democrats in the NC legislature are sponsoring bills meant to improve Black maternal health that mirror parts of the federal Momnibus Act championed by U.S. Rep. Alma Adams, a Charlotte Democrat.
The United States has one of the worst records for maternal death in the developed world. Black women in the U.S. are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related health problems as white women.
“The U.S. is one of only 13 countries where maternal mortality is on the rise, and racial disparities drive this crisis,” Sen. Natalie Murdock, a Durham Democrat, said at a news conference Monday. ....

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'Our mamas can't wait.' NC leaders push to address deadly disparities for Black moms.


Our mamas can t wait. NC leaders push to address deadly disparities for Black moms.
Lucille Sherman and Brian Murphy, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Feb. 10 RALEIGH Nana Asante-Smith had heard so many stories about Black women s poor maternal health care experiences and outcomes that she resigned herself to not having children.
Debilitating fear, she called it.
That anecdote is backed up by numbers. Black women are nearly three times more likely than white women to die during or as a result of childbirth.
So when Asante-Smith, a lawyer who chairs the Durham Mayor s Council for Women, did choose to become pregnant, she asked her caregivers to ensure that she and her son survive the experience. ....

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