Black mothers

Revealing the Truth about Black Maternal Health

A number of reproductive-related crises disproportionately affect Black women. Due to an imbalance in medical care, Black women are more likely to have early births or die as a result of pregnancy-related problems; racism has impacted their reproductive lives.

Black Women Are Still Dying from Childbirth in 2022. Why? 

Black women in Los Angeles County are four times more likely to die because of pregnancy and its complications than women of any other race. In one of the wealthiest countries in the world, Black mothers are dying from preventable causes at rates that continue to rise.