DNP student Patricia Davis wrote the op-ed "‘Time’s up’ for Black maternal mortality" for the BronxTimes. Op-eds written by other DNP students can be found in this news article. 

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the majority of maternal deaths are preventable. Yet, Black women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. In 2018, there was 17.4 deaths per 100,000 live births compared to Black women who died at a rate of 37.1 per 100,000 live births. Nearly 700 maternal deaths with two and a half times more Blacks than whites dying. This rate is higher than any other developed nation.

Why is this happening? Certainly, there are a host of contributing factors that have been researched including disparities such as lack of access to prenatal care, little or no health insurance, increased stress, exposure to violence and trauma, comorbidities, food insecurity and mental health issues. However, this was not the case for this Black woman.