This Racism Is Killing Me Inside
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How Discrimination Degrades People's Health
Gene Dembe: How discrimination degrades people's health. He says a new study shows that having money and an education doesn't protect black birthing parents and their babies. In 2017, America, a black woman is still three to four times as likely to die in pregnancy and childbirth; there are twice as likely to suffer a life-threatening complication. And on this episode, we join the family of Shalon Irving, who died after giving birth to her daughter last year.
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