Black midwife's death highlights racial gap in maternal mortality
Black midwife's death highlights racial gap in maternal mortality  
Podcast: PBS News Hour - Segments
Published On: Thu Jan 15 2026
Description: The death of a Black midwife following complications from giving birth has renewed difficult questions surrounding inequities in Black maternal health care. Black women are still three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women. Stephanie Sy reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy