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Midwife Char’ly Snow, CNM, Co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer at Birth Detroit takes care of an expectant mother in its clinic.

Nation Feb 28

In Michigan, a push to make pregnancy and childbirth safer for people of color

By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang

Health Nov 30

Pregnant African American mother holding her stomach
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Why Black women are more likely to get unnecessary C-sections, risking complications

Cesarean sections to deliver babies are among the most common surgical procedures in U.S. hospitals. A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that Black women are almost 25 percent more likely than white women to have…

By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Juliet Fuisz

Nation Aug 24

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What experts are doing to combat the rise in maternal mortality among Black Americans

For too many American women, giving birth can be deadly. The United States has the highest rate of maternal mortality among developed nations, but the risk is even higher for Black American women who are three times as likely to…

By Amna Nawaz, Christina Romano

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