“US women today are 50 percent more likely to die due to pregnancy-related causes compared with their mothers”
Why We’re Here
In Texas, maternal mortality and morbidity became front page news because of a 2016 report stating that based on 2012 data, Texas’ maternal death rate had grown astronomically high and was worse than some third-world countries. Subsequently, when researchers looked more closely at the numbers, they determined that due to data reporting errors, the maternal mortality rate was lower than they initially thought but they also identified that this complicated issue was still affecting many Texans.
What was also alarming was their findings indicating the racial disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity—black women, regardless of education level, socioeconomic status or any other qualifier, were 2.43 times more likely die during or as a result of pregnancy than their white counterparts. It was also determined that almost 80% of maternal deaths were from preventable causes and could’ve been avoided entirely.
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— Donovan Mafnas, Impact Volunteer
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