For Black Americans, wealth offers scant protection from pregnancy risks, scholar finds

“Low-income Black women face higher risks of death in pregnancy — that’s accepted fact. But in a new book, UC Berkeley scholar Khiara M. Bridges shows the dangerous impact of interpersonal and structural racism even on wealthy Black mothers. The post For Black Americans, wealth offers scant protection from pregnancy risks, scholar finds appeared first on Berkeley News .

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