Serena Williams‘ husband Alexis Ohanian has decided to address the issue of maternal mortality in the US on Twitter, which is said to be higher among black women, as revealed by an NCHS study. But it’s not just health care that’s to blame, and Ohanian makes that clear.
Facing a very difficult birth themselves, Alexis and Serena have already experienced the scare. Alexis took to social media to express her concern about the high maternal mortality rate in the United States. According to the recent report from the National Center for Health Statistics, the United States had the highest maternal mortality rate among high-income countries in 2018, with 17 deaths for every 100,000 live births.
This rate nearly doubled in 2021, with 33 deaths for every 100,000 live births. The report also revealed that there are large disparities in maternal mortality rates based on race and ethnicity.
“We’re failing Black women the worst”
Ohanian tweeted: “America, this is a crisis.
And we’re failing Black women the worst (the disparity between race & ethnicity also exists when you normalize for education, wealth, etc because it’s systemic).”
America, this is a crisis. And we’re failing Black women the worst (the disparity between race & ethnicity also exists when you normalize for education,…
