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Black women are more likely to experience pregnancy trauma and have their pain ignored

NPR | By Kristin Wright,

Ayesha Rascoe

Published September 13, 2026 at 7:04 AM CDT

Black mothers in the U.S. are three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. Actress Tatyana Ali became an advocate after her own awful experience giving birth.

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Kristin Wright

Kristin Wright is an editor of NPR’s Morning Edition Newscasts and a substitute Newscast anchor.

Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First.

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