1. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately
   700 women die each year in the United States as a result of pregnancy or
   delivery complications. (Source: CDC)
2. In 2020, Black women were most disproportionately affected with a mortality
   rate of 55.3 deaths per 100,000 live births, compared to 19.1 deaths per
   100,000 live births, and 18.2 deaths per 100,000 live births for White and
   Hispanic women, respectively. (Source: CDC)
3. The U.S. has an infant mortality rate of 5.6 per 1000 live births in 2019, with a
   health disparity among Black babies at a rate of 10.8 deaths per 1,000 live
   births in 2018. (Source: CDC)
4. Black women are 3 - 5 times more likely to have a maternal death than White
   women in the United States. (Source: AJMC)
5. People from some racial and ethnic minority groups are more likely to be uninsured than non-Hispanic whites. (Source: NCBI)
6. Research indicates that 22% of Black women receive a lower quality of care
   than white women and are subject to discrimination in the healthcare field.
   (Source: NCBI) 
7. African-Americans comprise only 13 percent of the total U.S. population,
   however, they make up 30 percent of the COVID-19 cases. (Source: CDC)
8. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare but severe
   condition that occurs approximately 2–4 weeks after the onset of COVID-19
   in children and adolescents. MIS-C disproportionately affects children and
   adolescents from racial and ethnic minority groups. More than 70% of
   reported cases have occurred among children who are Hispanic or Latino or
   non-Hispanic Black. (Source: CDC)
9. Pregnant people with COVID-19 are at an increased risk for severe illness
   from COVID-19 —including illness that results in ICU admission, mechanical
   ventilation, and death—compared with non-pregnant people. Additionally,
   pregnant people with COVID-19 might be at increased risk for other adverse outcomes, such as preterm birth. (Source: CDC)

These are but a few facts outlining the widespread discrepancies in the American healthcare system.  IT SHOULDN'T EXIST!  IT IS NOT RIGHT!

Find out more about this issue by going to https://blackmamasmatter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/BMHW22-SM-Toolkit-PUBLIC_-1.pdf

Our healthcare system is broken.  It is time to fix it.  No one in a country as wealthy as ours should ever have to do without equitable healthcare.