At least 700 women in the United States die every year from pregnancy-related causes. That number represents 700 mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends lost too soon. In New York, maternal mortality rates for Black women from 2018 to 2020 were nearly five times higher than for white women. On Long Island, we see gaps in care disproportionately affecting lower-income families and communities of color.
It is a call to action for all of us.
