Texas delays publication of maternal death data until after midterms, legislative session.

[jboldeniv]

It looks like a lot of women are dying due to pregnancy-related deaths.

[KrisF]

Yeah black-women are taking the brunt of it, it's the same case here in the UK too. What is one solution that would solve this? Significant penalties on staff whose track record show they lose more black than white mothers?

[jboldeniv]

Yeah black-women are taking the brunt of it, it's the same case here in the UK too. What is one solution that would solve this? Significant penalties on staff whose track record show they lose more black than white mothers?

Significant penalties on staff would be a good way to combat this problem. Black women's lives are just as important as non-black women's lives.