Doulas worry maternal mortality rates will increase in minority communities

Black women living in Missouri are four times more likely to die within one year of pregnancy than white women, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Last year, it published Missouri Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review: 2018 Annual Report on behalf of the state’s Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review (PAMR) board.

The report, which is a culmination of more than a year’s work of the PAMR, is based on the most recent data available.

With the landmark decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, many feel this disparity could get even worse.

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