Protecting Black mothers before, during and after pregnancy

Key takeawaysAccording to the California Department of Public Health, the pregnancy-related mortality rate for Black women in the state has long been  disproportionately high.Black women still experience pregnancy-related deaths at rates three to four times higher than those of their peers from other racial and ethnic groups.To discuss what ’s being done to address this crisis, the UCLA Center for Reproductive Science, Health and Education hosted a talk by L.A. County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell.The pregnancy-related mortality rate for Black women in California has long been disproportionately high, according to the California Department of Public Health. To this day, Black women are experiencing pregnancy-related deaths at rates three to four times higher than those of their peers from other racial and ethnic groups.To discuss what ’s being done to address this crisis, the UCLA Center for Reproductive Science, Health and Education held the first installment of its distinguished speaker series on Feb. 29 at the UCLA California NanoSystems Institute, featuring Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell. “This is a structural problem that we need to solve together,” said Amander Clark, the center’s inaugural director and a UCLA professor of molecular, cell and developmental biology. “The most important thing behind these statistics is that these are real people. Today, our goal is to hear fr om the people at the heart of making change to improve the lives of...
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