Rep. Adams: Maternal Mortality Rate Has Increased In Past 25 Years, And Black Women Are Most At Risk (Forbes Breaking News)

During a House Oversight Committee hearing entitled «Birthing While Black: Examining America’s Black Maternal Health Crisis,» Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) speaks about the rising maternal mortality rate in the United States, which is relatively high for a developed country, and bills she has proposed to make sure that Black women, who are 3-4 times as likely as white women to die in childbirth, receive the treatment they need.

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Rep. Adams: Maternal Mortality Rate Has Increased In Past 25 Years, And Black Women Are Most At Risk