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Jane Crow: Black Maternal Health

By: WeNews Staff | February 23, 2016
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Women’s eNews is using the term Jane Crow to describe the specific practices, laws and customs that constrict the lives of U.S. women of African descent.

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Midwife and educator Sondra Abdullah-Zaimah has delivered more than 4,000 babies, from Ghana to Atlanta’s Grady Hospital.
Credit: Marsha Walton

Our current focus in this series is the extraordinarily high maternal mortality rate among African American women. As of this writing, Women’s eNews is not aware of any significant research that even attempts to explain why African American women die three-to-four times more often than white women due to pregnancy or related complications. This has been true since at least 1915 and it has not changed in the seven years we have been reporting the story.

Georgia Reports Huge Disparities in Maternal Mortality

By: Marsha Walton | June 16, 2015

The state that ranks worst in the nation for maternal mortality is beginning to grapple with data. Its first findings indicate that pregnancy can be fatal far more often for women of color.

Healthy Births, Healthy Moms: Black Maternal Health in America

In Detroit Hospital, Black Babies Are Latching On

Detroit's Mother Nurture Project connects black mothers with peer breastfeeding counselors who offer support. Here's how this community-oriented approach is helping.

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Black Maternal Health: A Legacy and a Future

In Detroit Hospital, Black Babies Are Latching On

Detroit's Mother Nurture Project connects black mothers with peer breastfeeding counselors who offer support. Here's how this community-oriented approach is helping.

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Black Maternal Health of New York City

New York City Pushes Back against Infant Formula

New York hospitals provide formula to supplement breastfeeding at a rate that puts them among the highest in the nation. The city's Latch On NYC initiative is an attempt to change that.

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