That lack of trust is common among Black women, said Ky Lindberg, the CEO of the Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia. Alastair Grant/APAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women have the highest maternal mortality rate in the United States, almost three times the rate for White women. In general, the U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world. Georgia is one of the states with the highest rates of maternal mortality. The CDC found that implicit bias and institutional racism are some of the driving forces in the rising number of Black women dying before and after childbirth.

Source: Ethiopian News June 17, 2023 22:05 UTC