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Tweet - "The United States is one of the very few developed countries where deaths related to pregnancy or childbirth are increasing--and there is a greater racial gap in infant mortality rates today than there was during slavery in America."

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Date: July 12, 2018
Issues: Minors and Children Health and Health Care Reproduction

"The United States is one of the very few developed countries where deaths related to pregnancy or childbirth are increasing--and there is a greater racial gap in infant mortality rates today than there was during slavery in America."

"Every year, more than 700 women in U.S. die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth, w black women & babies particularly at risk. In IL, black women have 3.5x higher maternal mortality rates than white women & black infants have nearly 3x higher mortality rates than white infants."

"More must be done to help women & infants -- especially black mothers & babies. Along with @SenDuckworth and @RepRobinKelly, I'm pressing Gov. Rauner & major U.S. health insurers to lay out what steps they're taking to address this issue and what more can be done."

@SenatorDurbin


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