Stay updated with breaking news from Ansonia Lyons. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
(AP) - A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled in two decades in unequal proportions.
For decades, frustrated birth advocates and medical professionals have tried to sound an alarm about the ways medicine has failed Black women. Historians trace that maltreatment to racist medical practices that Black people endured amid and after slavery.
By Kat Stafford | Photos by Wong Maye-e and video by Noreen Nasir | The Associated Press Angelica Lyons tears up while recalling her birthing experience
Black women in the U.S. are nearly three times more likely to die during pregnancy or delivery than any other race. Some doctors don't take their concerns seriously. This is the first story in a five-part AP series examining health disparities experienced by Black Americans.
Black women in the U.S. are nearly three times more likely to die during pregnancy or delivery than any other race. Some doctors don't take their concerns seriously. This is the first story in a five-part AP series examining health disparities experienced by Black Americans.