Watch: ‘The Path Forward' – Fearless Conversations About Race and Maternal Health Community groups collaborate to elevate voices in the Black community to build a more equitable and inclusive system. Published April 29, 2021 • Updated on April 29, 2021 at 2:33 pm NBCUniversal Media, LLC In this episode of "The Path Forward," NBC 5's LeeAnn Trotter talks with panelists about Black maternal health disparities and what is being done to create change. According to Planned Parenthood, between 2011 and 2014, pregnancy-related mortality in the US was four times higher for Black women than white women. Planned Parenthood is working to elevate voices in the Black community to build a more equitable and inclusive system.