Bee Harris for NPR Everything was hush hush. No one spoke of loss, at least not in my circle. You know, there was no support system.
That s how Marilyn Abrahams of New Jersey described her pregnancy loss, which happened back in 1993. Even today, it s a deeply painful and traumatic experience that, as a society, we don t talk about nearly enough.
In honor of Black Maternal Health Week, Life Kit teamed up with the hosts of the podcast docuseries NATAL to share this story about coping with pregnancy loss. Listen to NATAL here, and follow them here.
Between 10 and 15 percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriage, according to March of Dimes and it s likely that number is even higher when unknown pregnancies are taken into account. And the National Institutes of Health estimates that Black women are twice as likely to suffer both early pregnancy loss and stillbirths than white women.
As part of its recognition of Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17), the Department of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved a Section 1115 waiver for Illinois to be the first state to extend full Medicaid coverage to pregnant women for up to one year after delivery.
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