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Program Provides Free Doulas to Black Women, Who Are Far More Likely to Die From Childbirth Complications

Part of the Resource Collection: Improving Birth Outcomes: Strengthening Awareness of and Support for State and Community Doula Networks Video
By: Kim Baldonado February 2, 2022
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In Los Angeles County, Black and African American women are four times more likely to die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Their babies are two to three times more likely to die before their first birthdays.

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