MA ACNM participates in the “March for Moms”, calling for better maternity care in the US

Mothers, midwives, and other women gathered Sunday afternoon in Copley Square to raise awareness of the number of women dying in childbirth, especially women of color.

About 17 women per 100,000 live births die from pregnancy-related causes in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control. That rate exceeds the average collective rate of other industrialized countries, which report about 12 per 100,000, according to the World Health Organization. Black women are four times more likely to die from pregnancy than white women, according to another CDC report.

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