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  • Black pregnancy. Black woman lying in white sheets holding an exposed pregnant belly.

    In NYC, the Wrong Zip Code Could Mean Death

    A new study found that pregnant Latinx and Black women in poor neighborhoods were two and three times more likely to face life-threatening childbirth than women in richer ones.
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm May 5, 2020 3:05PM EDT
    Two hands hold a pregnant stomach against a black background

    How Restrictive Abortion Laws Kill Black Mothers

    High maternal mortality rates are connected to restrictions on abortion access, writes a social scientist.
    Ayana Byrd Feb 19, 2020 3:15PM EST
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    Author Q&A: Dani McClain On the Power of Black Mothering

    In her new book, “We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood,” author and journalist Dani McClain sets out to discover what it means to raise her daughter with dignity and joy in a hostile world.

    catherine lizette gonzalez May 10, 2019 12:07PM EDT
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    U.S. Healthcare System Endangers Black Pregnant People of Undocumented Status

    Shut out of the Affordable Care Act, they may not be able to access or afford prenatal care.

    Ayana Byrd Apr 16, 2019 2:56PM EDT
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    Taja Lindley Turns Her Artistic Eye to Black Maternal Mortality

    The New York City-based artist will center the voices of Black women who are often ignored by the health system.

    Ayana Byrd Apr 9, 2019 12:22PM EDT
    Brown woman holds pregnant belly, rest of frame is black

    Racism Linked to High Maternal and Infant Mortality for Native Women

    “We stopped keeping statistics on the number of Native moms and babies that are lost in our region; it was just too upsetting.”

    Ayana Byrd Jul 10, 2018 1:12PM EDT
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