Black women, along with Native Americans and Alaska natives, are three times more likely to die before, during, or after having a baby, and more than half of these deaths are preventable, a report from the CDC finds. - NBCBLK
Pregnancy-related deaths are rising in the United States and the main risk factor is being black, according to new reports that highlight racial disparities in care during and after childbirth.
Bleeding and infections used to cause most pregnancy-related deaths, but heart-related problems do now. Globally, maternal mortality fell about 44 percent between 1990 and 2015, according to the World Health Organization. But the U.S. is out of step: Moms die in about 17 out of every 100,000 U.S. births each year, up from 12 per 100,000 a quarter century ago.
Stacy Ann Walker may be an example. She was 29, healthy and excited to be expecting her first child eight years ago"when the unimaginable happened and left both of us fighting for our life." "Never did I think my life would be in danger," said Walker, who is black. She spoke at a news conference the obstetricians group held on the guidelines.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Black patients, black physicians and the need to improve health outcomes for African AmericansResearch shows that physicians of color provide better care to patients of color. Kimberly Wilson started HUED Co. to help make the connections. - NBCBLK
Read more »
Native Americans are more likely to be reported missing than others. New laws seek to address thatMontana is home to some of the most beautiful scenery you'll find anywhere in America. It's also home to one of the US' ugliest statistics: Native American people there are almost 5 times more likely to be reported missing than everyone else in the state
Read more »
Columbus brought measles to the New World. It was a disaster for Native Americans.Modern medicine helps people who contract the measles to recover. Centuries ago, most cases ended in death.
Read more »
Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America are all black women for first time'These three standard-bearers prove that black beauty is at the heart of a 21st century American ideal,' said one expert on African and African American Studies.
Read more »
Kamala Harris eyes black voters, women in tour to win over MidwestSen. Kamala Harris will make the case to Democrats why she, a woman of color, is best poised to defeat President Donald Trump in the heart of where Hillary Clinton lost in 2016: the Midwest.
Read more »
For the first time, Miss America, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA are all black womenFor the first time, America's top beauty pageants -- Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America -- have crowned black women as their winners at the same time. And that's a big deal if you know pageant history.
Read more »
A new exhibition resurrects a forgotten modern masterT.C. Cannon was a pioneering painter of Native American life
Read more »
For the first time, Miss USA, Miss America and Miss Teen USA are all black womenFor the first time, America's top beauty pageants -- Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America -- have crowned black women as their winners at the same time. And that's a big deal if you know pageant history.
Read more »