The Risk of Giving Birth

A three-part series that examines the maternal health crisis in the U.S. through a local lens. The series comprises personal stories and interviews with medical professionals, politicians, and community activists to shed light on Rhode Island’s ongoing efforts to improve outcomes, the impact of structural racism on Black mothers, and the alarming rise in complications for Latina mothers.

The number of maternal deaths in the United States far exceeds that of other high-income countries and continues to grow each year. We examine some of the conditions contributing to the problem and what is being done in Rhode Island to address it.

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Long-held beliefs as to why Black women suffer higher rates of death and complications in pregnancy and childbirth are upended as we examine the racial disparities in care and the research showing the impacts of structural racism.

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