Kamala Harris and other 2020 contenders target health risks faced by pregnant black women

[WeekiWater]

Tamara King was 28 weeks pregnant when a blinding headache took hold. By the time she got to the hospital, her blood pressure was high enough to set off the monitor’s alarm.

“It was like, ding-ding-ding! This person might die!” King said.

After three weeks’ hospitalization in Columbia, S.C., King had an emergency C-section when the baby’s heart rate flat-lined. Her daughter was born at 31 ½ weeks weighing less than 2 ½ pounds.

It was a harrowing brush with a baffling problem: the high risk of dying as an expectant mother in America, a danger that is especially acute for black women like King. The nation’s maternal health crisis has captured increasing attention in the media, in the medical community and in Congress.

LA Times

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[Indygram]

1. Beto has been talking about this consistently too

And stressing the issue is impacting women of color at a higher rate. He still talked about it even when his rural Iowa audience had very few people of color listening. I like that he doesn't tailor his message based on what groups he is speaking to. I really like Kamala too. If she doesn't end up on the ticket I hope she gets asked to be Attorney General.

[WeekiWater]

2. Thanks for sharing that about Beto.

+1