Black women experience the highest rates of maternal mortality and California lawmakers are looking to make sure new laws are enforced to protect their lives.
California lawmakers and health advocates have made efforts to tackle the reality that Black women experience the"I stood alongside a coalition of advocates, medical professionals, and Black women who had been working for years to get meaningful legislation passed to save lives," said Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell.
"Unfortunately, we've learned that there's some work to do to ensure compliance," said California Attorney General Rob Bonta.of 242 hospitals. It first found that in August 2021, less than 17% had begun training and by July of 2022, 81% completed the required training. "This is why we have such devastating outcomes for Black birthing mothers when compared to their white counterparts," said state Assemblymember Dr. Akilah Weber , a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist.
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