Second Opinion With Joan Lunden

Racial Disparities In Maternal Health

Season 18, Episode 2 of 10

Pregnant women in the United States are more than twice as likely to die from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth than those in most other high-income countries in the world. And behind these statistics lie startling racial disparities in the care, treatment, and health outcomes for women of color.

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4/10/2022
9 a.m.
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