A Life-or-Death Crisis for Black Mothers

The Daily

• Episode: A Life-or-Death Crisis for Black Mothers
• Website: The Daily
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• Duration: 00:25:17
• Published: 2018-05-11 11:56

Black mothers and infants in the United States are far more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than their white counterparts. The disparity is tied intrinsically to the lived experience of being a black woman in America. Guests: Linda Villarosa, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, and Simone Landrum, a young mother in New Orleans. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.