VP Harris: U.S. must address maternal mortality 'crisis'
The U.S. is "facing a crisis on the issue of maternal health — it’s real," Harris said in remarks at the University of California, San Francisco. "Women in our nation are dying at a higher rate from pregnancy-related causes than in any other wealthy or developed nation in our world."
"And we know that for certain women the risk is much higher, regardless of income level, regardless of education level," she added, pointing to Black and Native women's maternal mortality rates. "A big factor which contributes to these outcomes is systemic inequities," Harris added. "Differences in how people are treated based on who they are ... disparities that are often a matter of life and death."
"Women are the pillars of so many families and communities," she said. "Let us all continue to work together to ensure every woman and mother in our nation has the care she needs to thrive."More Black women have spoken out about their struggles with delivery in recent years, especially their challenges with racism in the health care system.earlier this month about how she nearly died from giving birth to her baby because her doctors refused to listen to her.
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