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Pregnant women who have preeclampsia or other high blood pressure complications run a higher risk of death or prolonged illness from heart disease. ....
The emphasis on healthy maternal outcomes for women of color comes amid alarming research showing Black women are uniquely at risk of death in America while trying to have a child, according to a Sister to Sister International maternal high blood pressure campaign. Black women are dying in childbirth 2.5 times more often than white women, according to data released earlier last year by the National Center for Health Statistics, The Journal News reported. From 2006 to 2017, 2,432 Black women died compared to 2,756 whites, despite Black women making up about 13% of women in America. White women make up 60% of American women. The center will help close some of those disparities by also training birth workers, child educators and others, Martin believes. ....