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

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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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She went to the hospital to have her baby. Now her husband is raising two kids alone

"We walked in for what we expected to be the happiest day of our life. And we walked straight into a nightmare."
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Running with her baby helps Portland woman cope with postpartum depression

On July 4, Lyndy Davis set a new world record by running a half marathon in 1:21.38 while pulling her baby behind her in a specialized cart.
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His wife died hours after giving birth at Washington naval hospital, now he wants answers

Walter Daniel became a new father and a widow in the span of four hours. Now he wants answers as to why his wife didn't survive childbirth.
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American moms are dying in childbirth. What you can do about it

There are three things any mom can do to help stay safe from pregnancy through the first year after delivery.
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'A river of blood:' A mom describes her near-death experience in the delivery room

She watched her daughter turn ghostly pale during childbirth; her lips were purple.
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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.