The United States is one of the very few developed countries where deaths related to pregnancy or childbirth are increasing—and there is a greater racial gap in infant mortality rates today than there was during slavery in America.
Every year, more than 700 women in U.S. die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth, w black women & babies particularly at risk. In IL, black women have 3.5x higher maternal mortality rates than white women & black infants have nearly 3x higher mortality rates than white infants.
More must be done to help women & infants — especially black mothers & babies. Along with @SenDuckworth and @RepRobinKelly, I’m pressing Gov. Rauner & major U.S. health insurers to lay out what steps they're taking to address this issue and what more can be done.
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