January 17, 2024
Black women in the U.S. are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. That racial disparity is true even in California, which has a maternal mortality rate lower than the national average. Now a program in Oakland is trying to change those outcomes and possibly provide a model for other parts of the state.
Daisy Nguyen from member station KQED reports, featuring the Wallace Center's Dr. Kim Harley.
Listen to the full interview here.