email article WASHINGTON -- A House hearing on reducing maternal morbidity and mortality among Black mothers started off harmoniously, as would be expected, but later devolved into disagreement over root causes of the problem. "Our nation is facing a maternal health crisis," said Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, at the beginning of Thursday's hearing, which was entitled, Birthing While Black: Examining America's Black Maternal Health Crisis. "Across the globe, our maternal mortality rate ranks the absolute worst among similar de...