The group is hoping to draw attention to the statistics regarding Black women and pregnancy-related deaths.
Author: Kailey Tracy
Updated: 6:37 PM EDT April 14, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A group on the First Coast that provides services to mothers and their babies is bringing attention to the data related to maternal deaths.
The Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition is highlighting those numbers, and racial disparities in healthcare, specifically this week: Black Maternal Health Week.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women are two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women in the United States.