Inequality is rampant throughout the health care system: Women of color are more likely to die of , , and , and more likely to report chronic, severe anxiety.
There are many reasons—gaps in biomedical research, deliberate discrimination and racism, lack of resources, lack of empathy—all of which come to a head when a Black woman gets pregnant.
Black women in the United States are to die from pregnancy or postpartum issues than white women, a maternal mortality crisis that cannot be ignored.
In Glamour’s Black Maternal Health series, we’re sharing these stories—and solutions.Freedom Smith was scared to scream during childbirth.