"My heart goes out to you Brother Bruce Mclntyre. You lost your Queen #amberisaac as she gave birth to yβallβs baby boy Elias. The thing that enrages us all is that her death could have been avoided. It was the Systemic Racism Built into the medical industry that kills the Black Woman at alarming rates. Amber died because doctors at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx ignored her concerns. The U.S. finally has better maternal mortality data. Black mothers still fare the worst. Each year in the United States, about 700 women die as a result of pregnancy or delivery issues β while 50,000 experience severe complications, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Black women are three to four times more likely than white women to die from pregnancy-related causes nationwide; in New York City, they are 12 times more likely to die. Postpartum hemorrhaging, or heavy blood loss, is one of the leading preventable causes. Black women have historically had the highest maternal mortality rates. Researchers do not have a clear explanation, but they suspect a combination of institutional racism in society and the health care system, as well as black women's increased susceptibility to certain health conditions, such as obesity and hypertension. Black women are also less likely to have access to quality prenatal care. #JusticeForAmberIsaacs #blmny #NewsomeForCongress #NY15 @newyorkvonni #ThePeoplesFoodProgram Photos By @laurabrettxo and @thecityny @essayolumhense" https://www.instagram.com/p/B_4TSyCFUs3/?igshid=gcqqnvkiq995
