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Black mothers in the UK are four times more likely to die in childbirth than their White counterparts. Little is being done to find out why


Published Thursday, January 14, 2021 6:33AM EST
(CNN) When pharmacist Ifeoma Onwuka, known to her friends as Laura, went into hospital to have her daughter, she and her husband hoped the delivery would go smoothly, and that they would soon be able to take their new arrival home  to meet her siblings.
Onwuka s labor was induced at James Paget University Hospital in Great Yarmouth in the UK, about 140 miles northeast of London, in late April 2018. Things progressed quickly and there were soon signs that her baby was in distress, causing staff to begin preparations for an emergency Caesarian section, but Onwuka s daughter was born in the recovery room. ....

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UK: Black women are four times more likely to die in childbirth than their White counterparts. Little is being done to find out why


UK: Black women are four times more likely to die in childbirth than their White counterparts. Little is being done to find out why
CNN
1/14/2021
By Tara John, CNN
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Tinuke Awe (left) and Clotilde Rebecca Abe (right), founded FivexMore to improve maternal healthcare outcomes for Black women.
When pharmacist Ifeoma Onwuka, known to her friends as Laura, went into hospital to have her daughter, she and her husband hoped the delivery would go smoothly, and that they would soon be able to take their new arrival home  to meet her siblings. 
Onwuka s labor was induced at James Paget University Hospital in Great Yarmouth in the UK, about 140 miles northeast of London, in late April 2018. Things progressed quickly and there were soon signs that her baby was in distress, causing staff to begin preparations for an emergency Caesarian section, but Onwuka s daughter was born in the recovery room. ....

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