By Jeroslyn Johnson, Black Enterprise, April 21 2021
With Black women more likely to die while giving birth in a hospital than women of other races, studies show more Black women have resorted to using doulas to aid in delivering their babies.
In an effort to raise awareness on Black maternal mortality rates, President Biden proclaimed the week of April 11 through 17 as “Black Maternal Health Week,” 11 Alive reported.
“In the United States of America, a person’s race should never determine their health outcomes, and pregnancy and childbirth should be safe for all,” the proclamation read. “However, for far too many Black women, safety and equity have been tragically denied. America’s maternal mortality rates are among the highest in the developed world, and they are especially high among Black mothers, who die from complications related to pregnancy at roughly two to three times the rate of White, Hispanic, Asian American, and Pacific Islander women—regardless of their income or education levels.”
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