Coffee + Crumbs (@coffeeandcrumbs): "This week is Black Maternal Health Week. 💙 Black women are more than three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women. Black babies are more than twice as likely to die in their first year of life. These aren't just numbers

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This week is Black Maternal Health Week. 💙

Black women are more than three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women. Black babies are more than twice as likely to die in their first year of life. These aren't just numbers — these are real women, real families, real stories.

Making a Mother is a podcast series we created featuring raw, honest stories exploring the unthinkable challenges some women face in the pursuit of motherhood. Episode 4 tells Jerrell's story, and it's one that hits especially close to home this week. Listen by tapping the link below.

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Making a Mother E4: Why Aren’t We Doing Things To Change This? — Coffee + Crumbs

Jerrell’s first baby is born six weeks premature, despite an otherwise typical and healthy pregnancy. At her postpartum appointment, she learns that Black women are 60% more likely to give birth prematurely than white women, and that Black maternal and infant mortality rates are more than double tho

Apr 13

3:45 PM

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