The United States is experiencing a maternal health crisis that disproportionately impacts Black and Indigenous women. With the highest maternal mortality ratio in the developed world, the U.S. is 1 of only 13 countries where maternal mortality is on the rise.
In her testimony before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Jennifer Jacoby, Federal Policy Counsel at the Center said it best:
"...pregnant and birthing people have the right to safe and respectful maternal health care, free from discrimination, coercion, and violence. But, the U.S. has failed to meet its obligations to protect, respect, and fulfill those rights."
Watch her poignant testimony on the personal, political and legal ramifications racial disparities in maternal health place on individuals and communities here, along with statements by Chanel Porchia-Albert, Nan Strauss and others. .
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