Sen. Elizabeth Warren on black maternity care: 'It's time to demand better outcomes.'
African American women are three to four times more likely to die from childbirth complications or pregnancy-related issues than white women in America.
She died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from internal bleeding after giving birth to her second son, Langston. Kira was found with 3 1/2 liters of blood in her abdomen. A study highlighting racial disparities within America's middle class from the Brookings Institution determined that black mothers with advanced professional degrees, such as a master's degree or higher, have a higher chance of infant mortality compared to white women whose highest education level is the eighth grade.
"In Congress, Senator Kamala Harris has a smart proposal to address the structural racism that puts Black women and their babies at risk and improve care coordination," Warren writes."Senator Cory Booker has an important bill to expand Medicaid for moms." Warren plans to strategically apply the lessons learned from"successful reforms" enabled by the Affordable Care Act and set one price for the entire"episode" of care a mother needs.
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