Tweets on Black maternal death rates

A new study found maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled in two decades in unequal proportions and Black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates. https://t.co/3jSDz334Rz

— The Associated Press (@AP) July 3, 2023

The wealthier a mother is, the more likely they are to survive the first year after childbirth – unless she’s a Black woman, a January study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research found.https://t.co/Y5Nd3cS2bb

— CNN (@CNN) June 25, 2023

Maternal death rates are on the rise in the U.S., spiking significantly in 2021, according to a recent report from the CDC. However, Black moms in particular are nearly three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women. https://t.co/dzYDwDWSb3

— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) June 15, 2023

Olympic champion Tori Bowie died of complications from childbirth. ⁦@jordan_mendoza5⁩ with details of this unspeakably sad story.
A reminder: The maternal death rate for Black women is 2.6 times what it is for white women. https://t.co/5O48CpztNM

— Nancy Armour (@nrarmour) June 12, 2023

Mississippi has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country—and it’s getting worse. In 3 short years the mm rate for Black women increased from 51.9 deaths per 100K to 65.1. Compared 16.2 per 100K for White women in the state. It’s time to #SaveMississippi

— Mike Pence's Other Mother 🟧🟦 (@cooltxchick) April 17, 2023

Patricia Pouncey is raising her daughter’s 12 children — saying the pain of her loss has been made worse by confusion about what led to her daughter's death.https://t.co/BM7Ja8GBu4

— CNN (@CNN) April 16, 2023

Many moms and their partners are still suffering years — even decades — after nearly dying in childbirth. As the maternal health care system fails, Black families are falling through the cracks, struggling to cope with the trauma.

Here are their stories.https://t.co/jkhAiuiwxf

— Margo Snipe (@margoasnipe) April 13, 2023

In Opinion

“In the United States, we have a health care system that does not serve all populations equitably. Black women are more likely to bear the brunt of structural factors that limit access to care,” writes @NOLAobgyn. https://t.co/J36Y4mr954

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 16, 2023