NNPA NEWSWIRE According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 700 women die from pregnancy or childbirth-related complications yearly in the United States. The agency reported that Black women are three to four times more likely to experience a pregnancy or childbirth-related death than white women.
NNPA NEWSWIRE As a Republican and as a Democrat we have made a conscious decision to work closely together on this issue in our respective home states of Louisiana and North Carolina. Yet, we also know that disparities in maternal health and mortality are national problems that warrant effective and timely congressional, statewide, and local responses and remedies.