Why are black women at higher risk of dying from pregnancy complications? [medicalxpress.com]

Alicia Doktor 2/22/194:00 AM

Serena Williams and Beyoncé are at the top of their professions. Williams is one of the best tennis players, and arguably athletes, of all time. Beyoncé is a singer who sells out arenas within hours.

But last year, they shared similar stories: Each experienced life-threatening complications in their pregnancies.

In that one way, these two superstars are just like millions of other black women in the United States.

[For more on this story, go to https://medicalxpress.com/news...dying-pregnancy.html]

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