I'm Black, Pregnant, and Afraid of Dying During Birth
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Black Women Dying During Pregnancy or Childbirth Have Increased and It's Getting Worse!
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26-year-old Black woman's death during childbirth leads to calls for change - Good Morning America
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Can Moxibustion Help Turn a Breech Baby?
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Can Moxibustion Help Turn a Breech Baby?
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Black women may prefer Black OBs due to fear of discrimination
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Unwanted Epidurals, Untreated Pain: Black Women Tell Their Birth Stories - The New York Times
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The Last Person You'd Expect to Die in Childbirth — ProPublica
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Black Maternal Mortality Rates Are Up—Here's How to Protect Yourself
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I'm Black, Pregnant, and Afraid of Dying During Birth
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10 Ways To Celebrate Pregnancy in Spite of the Maternal Mortality
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Landmark Legislation in NY Would Require Cervical Insufficiency
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For Black women, most pregnancy-related deaths happen weeks or months after childbirth - ABC News
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8 Ways We Can Actually Reduce Black Maternal Mortality
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I'm Black, Pregnant, and Afraid of Dying During Birth
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Navigating Medical Discrimination Is Both Difficult and Necessary