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France 24
France 24
Politics
Fanny ALLARD

In Louisiana, African American women face greater risk of maternal mortality

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Back in April, the death of African American athlete Tori Bowie from complications of childbirth sent shockwaves across the United States. The world's leading economic power also has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world. These numbers are twice as high for Black women in the poorer, mostly conservative states of the south. So what explains these shocking figures? Our correspondent Fanny Allard reports from Louisiana, with Wassim Cornet.

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