Six-time Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on overcoming racial disparities and social determinants in the maternal mortality crisis. They faced death like me, too.”Felix spoke before the House Ways and Means Committee at a hearing focused on racial disparities in maternal mortality. “Those moments sitting in her office alone felt like one of those moments in life that are full of anxious anticipation,” Felix told the committee. … Those few moments lasted an eternity.”[Serena Williams tells scary story of childbirth complications]Felix was told she needed to go to the hospital. “I was not aware that I was more at risk,” Felix told the committee.

Source: Washington Post May 16, 2019 16:36 UTC