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Highlighting Black Maternal Health Week: Kira Johnson's story and the call for awareness

Eight years ago, Kira Johnson gave birth to a healthy boy, her second child. All seemed well, but within 12 hours she was dead.
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‘We're not moving quick enough’: Black Maternal Health Week highlights disparities for expecting mothers

Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy related cause than White women, according to the CDC.

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Why childbirth is a death sentence for many black moms

For every 13 white women who die during pregnancy or within one year of giving birth, there are 44 black women. Most of these deaths are preventable.