Mom's struggle to have a baby shines a light on Black maternal health crisis

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For many Black women, having a baby can be deadly: Black women are three times more likely to die than white women during childbirth.

Last year, India Sneed Williams, then 34, learned some devastating news — she had cervical cancer. Sneed Williams had hoped to have another baby, but her doctor recommended a hysterectomy to treat her cancer. This would eliminate her chance of having another child.

Black maternal health week highlights the challenges Black women face when it comes to pregnancy and birth.“What she did say was we also have an egg retrieval program that we’d like to put you into,” she explained. “ never had to ask for it.”This came as a relief. But as she started the egg retrieval process, she and her husband conceived on their own. She and her doctor put her cancer treatments on hold while Sneed Williams carried baby Amani, who was born eight weeks early .

The Biden administration and Vice President Kamala Harris say they are taking Black maternal health seriously. NBC News learned exclusively that Harris will host a Cabinet meeting this week to discuss Black maternal health. The administration also has dedicated $3 billion to help fund programs — such as rural maternal health coverage and implicit bias training — in the hopes of addressing the disparities.

 

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This is the most ridiculous statement! Dying of child birth has nothing to do with color, more like with people not taking responsibility for their own health. Enough with the black and white bs!

This is somehow going to be about the patriarchy, isn’t it?

Why?

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