Maternal Mortality is Three Times as High in Black Women
williamhbestermannjrmd.substack.com
Three times as many black women die in childbirth compared with Hispanic and white women and their cause of death is different. In black women preeclampsia and eclampsia were the leading causes of death and heart failure was next. Blood clots and bleeding we the next most common causes. Tubal pregnancy was the fifth leading cause in black women, but infrequent in other women.
Maternal Mortality is Three Times as High in Black Women
Maternal Mortality is Three Times as High in…
Maternal Mortality is Three Times as High in Black Women
Three times as many black women die in childbirth compared with Hispanic and white women and their cause of death is different. In black women preeclampsia and eclampsia were the leading causes of death and heart failure was next. Blood clots and bleeding we the next most common causes. Tubal pregnancy was the fifth leading cause in black women, but infrequent in other women.