How Congress could tackle the Black maternal health crisis
Black women in the U.S. are three to four times more likely to die in childbirth than white women.
By Nereida Moreno
How Congress could tackle the Black maternal health crisis
Black women in the U.S. are three to four times more likely to die in childbirth than white women.
By Nereida Moreno
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Reset gets an update on The Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act, a set of bills designed to tackle the Black maternal health crisis in the U.S. The legislation is tied to President Biden’s Build Back Better plan, which remains stalled in Congress.
GUESTS: Dr. Dakisha Lewis, chairperson and medical director of obstetrics and gynecology for Advocate Trinity Hospital in Chicago
Jamila Taylor, director of health care reform and senior fellow at The Century Foundation