#BlackMaternalHealthWeek‼️
It's #BlackMaternalHealthWeek‼️ Did you know that maternal mortality has dropped for most women except Black women?

Women already face physical, emotional, and financial stress during pregnancy. Racial inequality just makes that stress much worse and potentially FATAL. This is #TheDoubleTax.
Maternal deaths drop — except for Black women
New CDC data: There are 3x more pregnancy-related deaths of Black mothers than white mothers.
www.axios.com
April 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM