Public Health & Environment

Black Maternal Health

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Black women die from pregnancy-related causes at three to four times the rate of white women. That holds at every income level.

Black women face higher risk of pregnancy complications. Part of the reason is what they breathe. Toxins and air pollutants concentrate where they live.

Tell public officials this is theirs to fix. The harm starts before birth and it lasts a lifetime.

A mother holding her newborn baby in a hospital bed. — **Exhibit** · every mother and newborn should leave the hospital healthy. Race and zip code should not decide it.

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Sources

Proposed Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation Staff Report: Initial Statement of Reasons
American Lung Society: Of the 25 Most Polluted Cities, 11 Are in California
Air Quality Report Card: Did California Make the Grade?