By Tanya Mendis, WCNC, February 8, 2021
Congresswoman Alma Adams remembered vividly the day her daughter nearly lost her life. It happened when her daughter was trying to bring life into this world.
“A physician overlooking my daughter’s complaints of pain in her abdomen, not listening to her needs as a Black woman,” Adams said. “Their dismissal of her pain almost cost my daughter her life.”
Adams’ daughter’s experience is one that echoes through the Black community. Maternal mortality rates are two to three times higher for Black women compared to their white counterparts.
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