Feature Article: Black Maternal Health Week sounds alarm on disparities Black moms face across Delaware Valley

In the United States, Black women are 2.5 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women.

Published: April 14, 2021

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Across the country, there is a call to action for a health crisis Black mothers face. For the first time, the White House issued a presidential proclamation marking Black Maternal Health Week.

In the United States, Black women are 2.5 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women.