COVID-19 Is Making Black Maternal Mortality Worse | NowThis

‘If Amber was white, she would still be here today’ - This father lost his partner during childbirth at the height of COVID-19. Now he’s fighting to raise awareness about the racial inequality Black women face during pregnancy.
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In US news and current events today, the maternal mortality rate in the US has continued to worsen, thanks to our unjust health care system and racial inequality in healthcare outcomes. Healthcare inequality has been a major factor in why the COVID-19 pandemic has cause a disproportionate amount of coronavirus deaths among BIPOC people. Health care inequality is tied to racial inequality, as lower access to health care and income inequality means that BIPOC health is lower across the board, and nowhere is that more evident than in the Black maternal mortality numbers among Black women and Black mothers. For Black Lives Matter to achieve its goal, we must address systemic racism and inequalities like this in our healthcare system.
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[@julielabelle2783]

My respects to the family. This is 2020, no woman should die in childbirth; it's unacceptable as a society. What a good man, going through so much grief. God bless him.

[@ktmadeintas3902]

As a Australian midwife, this is a fallacy. So many countries have a high maternal mortality rate. Many women die, it is just not spoken about. But this situation in a so called First World country is outrageous and so wrong. Wake up America you are failing your citizens

[@ewalker1057]

They don't listen to us. It's assumed we need to be educated and have no understanding or knowledge. A friend of mine went to emergency with servere stomach pains. An x-ray was done showing an abdomen full of mucous. She was Black therefore sexually promiscuous. They diagnosed her with a serious STD infection. Fortunately her GP arrived and looked at the x-ray. My friend's appendix had burst. She was rushed into to emergency surgery. Her mother was told the was a huge chance she wouldn't make it due to the amount of time that had past since they erupted. She did make it, was very ill and spent additional time in the hospital.

[@neileapenninan8706]

That's really messed up

[@ewalker1057]

@Rex Icarus That's the majority of the people in the world including in Europe.

[@jca0071]

This is WHY IM BECOMING A NURSE...HOW IS THIS STILL HAPPENING?

[@devlindavis6174]

This is about money my brother. In order to practice medicine TRUTHFULLY 💯 they go make you resign 🤷

[@colonmonique115]

Because becoming a nurse will only uphold you to the same racist systems that have been put in place to keep our people oppressed.

[@colonmonique115]

It’s so much deeper than that king

[@ameliatribeofissachar7311]

That's good. Get that knowledge and help our own. You wise for that.

[@jca0071]

@@colonmonique115 only if you let it, And I'll be damned if I do.

[@amenamen5648]

HELP. syndrome is very scary. Each expecting woman during COVID is already at a greater risk. This is a tragedy. I’m so sorry for this families loss. 🙏

[@fuckgoogle2597]

Is it?

[@yungactivist]

I 100% believe him. It's sad that she had to lose her life. I wish him & his child good luck & good health on their journey

[@CrystalCalhoun]

I recently saw another story of another Black woman who died while delivering her baby via c-section. It was a very similar story. This is crazy and heart breaking!💔

[@Loui2D]

Went to school with her. She was amazing, friends with and friendly to everyone, extremely beautiful and smart. The day this happened I was in a chat room full of my best friends who also went to the same school, one of them which was friends with her, told us about this unfortunate event and we we're in complete shock. Everyone at school knew her as a loving friendly person. She should be alive but she isn't because she was neglected when she cried for help to the medical system. Rest in peace Amber.

[@juanitaholland3378]

My heart goes out to you. This is unacceptable. 💘 🙏

[@hootiegabriel9200]

I see your grief and I’m so sorry for your horrible loss. 💜💜💜 sincere condolences and love.

[@danielsullivan4773]

I feel very sorry for Amber’s husband. I hope his/her son has a great life and fulfils her destiny. 🙏🥺

[@soliloqueoneLG]

OMG what a beautiful family!! My condolences to you. So tragic!! 😪😪😪😪

[@GardeningMa]

I am so sorry! I hope you are helped in your grief by God's peace and the light of your beautiful baby boy. Love from the UK

[@michaelpearce8661]

My friend has a daughter who had the same problem from her doctors. She is white and almost bleed out on the operating table and died but was able to be revived.

[@watcherenjoyer123]

Bled*

[@kimberleebrackley2793]

I'm so sorry. Blessings to you both

[@NiaPgn]

May God give her family and loved ones justice and comfort and peace 💔🤲🏼

[@svby]

This is so heartbreaking..

[@junglist1soldier]

A real man/father!

[@junglist1soldier]

@SsSs RoBbSs The point you obviously missed, is how minorities don't always get the same care as a privileged white person. The only other possibility is, that the doctors just become too busy with so many patients that they may not have the time or, just become desensitized. The fact does remain that privileged people do receive better care. If you knew about the data involved with the comparisons made between white neighborhoods & minority area's, the proof is all there. You can't argue with statistical health data. Where's your proof that he blames a racist boogie man?

[@junglist1soldier]

@SsSs RoBbSs Plus! He's a real man for how he's not only being a father to his child but, how he has handled his partners death by helping to continue helping the community as she did. Your ignorance is solely focused on trying to prove how racism is as fake as the boogy man. Therefore, blinding you from the facts and moral of this story.

[@rrajeshkumar670]

@SsSs RoBbSs Also the way I look at this, you are the real genuine racist in this thread!

[@beachboys2029]

Reluctant_Fundamentalist he’s racist for not blaming racism on something that’s clearly not a race issue?

[@junglist1soldier]

@@beachboys2029 I'm done with SsSs Rob because he's apparently a troll. And in case you missed it, he attempted to joke about a racist boogey man as if racism doesn't exist within the health care system. The numbers don't lie. But people/trolls like you 2 who act like there is no difference in treatment between the different social classes/minorities, more than likely don't know anything about what we're talking about because you're living your white privileged lives not ever having to experience what we're talking about. So, how can you even dare to claim you know anything on this subject? There's so many factors that prove race inequality exists, and you 2 attempting to avoid that fact just goes to show how intentionally blind you're choosing to be to the facts. I bet you troll's are anti-masker's too. You probably even believe Chump when he said more white people die by cops also. I bet this man in the video is more of a man than the both of you combined & that's why @SsSs RoBbSs got insecure enough to troll about racist boogey men existing.

[@MR.B1004.]

We need to do better! When we know better we do better.

[@MR.B1004.]

@Rex Icarus No," we just need more Doctors to stop discriminating against people of color!"

[@MR.B1004.]

@Rex Icarus First of all how do you know that the female is illiterate? Stop with your stereotyping and assuming someone who is a minority has little education. Think about it if your told to do something the common sense thing is to listen but not all commonsense is common you have some who will refuse to listen. At the end of the day all you can do is lend them to water it's up to them to drink it.

[@flowerboi1815]

This is extremely devastating. I’m so sorry.. Rest In Peace. I wish we lived in a place we’re we all get treated equally. It’s a shame we lose amazing people like this but the anti maskers are still here

[@seekgodfirstallways8798]

This is so sad 😪🙏 May Amber rest in peace. And may God be with you and your son....x

[@elvirberisha9568]

I am so sorry about your loss. She's in a better place and she is looking down on you and your son from Heaven. 😭🙏🏼

[@ms.goodiebones1969]

COVID-19 ain't doing this...this was going on long before 2020, and especially in New York.

[@jessicabailey8963]

I agree with you!! Unfortunately, this isn't new. I think the point they were trying to make here though is Covid is increasing the health disparities even more because now some pregnant aren't even being seen at all due to new Covid restrictions. It's so crazy to me that they're even allowed to tell pregnant women they can't be seen in person.

[@bunchberry9957]

@Amenah King DEVELOPED world, not the world you pleb. Otherwise that would mean the US has higher maternal mortality rates than African countries. Look at what you write.

[@vikashrabha9634]

May her soul rest in peace God bless America

[@watcherenjoyer123]

*Correction God help Ameica

[@theresawilliams3650]

heart breaking! RIP

[@devlindavis6174]

Sorry precious Bruda 🤝 but the doctors killed yo beautiful girl. Man this disheartening to hear 😭

[@darrylbowman110]

And this happened in new york city

[@AlexiasShado]

It's horrible and my heart goes out to the family she left behind. Not only do doctors ignore the complaints and concerns of women in general, but those of color in particular. This needs to be addressed in mandatory training for all upcoming doctors and those already in practice. Most maternity deaths occur in the first few months postpartum. This is due to C-sections now dinner routinely instead of on an emergency basis. Not only does this open the mother up to the immediate risk of infection, but in difficult future pregnancies and the requirement for all of them to be C-sections. This does not even take into account the lifelong and long lasting effects of C-sections. The process of and power over birth needs to be handed back to women. The US, a "first world country", ranks 56 in the world with maternity mortality rates. Disgraceful.

[@JustMyExpressions]

This is a sad story to know. May God Bless you all

[@ritaberil7455]

I was severely neglected during my childbirth experience and am still paying the price to this day. I am European/caucasian female. I am not sure if race plays a big role in the neglected of care/medical malpractice. God bless the family. So sorry for what you had to endure.

[@kay9156]

Yes race does play a big role, there's evidence.

[@SOI-wl2lo]

Oh my goodness . God rest her soul , this is DEEP negligence, my word 💔

[@huzib.8623]

Not the happines any parent would want.

[@theresayap5449]

My deepest condolences. So much heartache. My prayer for you and family is that God gives you the strength needed to take things slow and allow your tender hearts to heal from such a devastating loss. May God bless you, your baby boy and family.

[@jbb8261]

This is why birth needs to move out of the hospital. These things aren’t unique to race, that’s just the most popular narrative. And I say this as a black woman who is NINE months pregnant.

[@TabIsrael]

Stay OUT the hospital with your baby!!!

[@angrymuppet4209]

No in person appointments is common here in Canada rn, because of covid also.. it's scary for new moms

[@maryr3902]

God bless her. God bless your family.

[@aguilarreinosofamily]

She did not deserve it my heart goes out to the father stop killing innocent people enough enough

[@harleyquinn5774]

My local Kaiser hospital keeps the maternity ward open for deliveries, normal and emergency.

[@kuiama23]

So sorry for your loss. But know this. I'm white. I kept saying baby was head up still and navy would not do ultrasound. Why. Cuz I think my husband was enlisted. I almost died. Baby was doing a split. They were on top of table trying to get her out. I lost ALOT of blood and threw up on table making blood loss etc worse. So. Black and white. Dr dont listen to us. And I'm 57 now. There was no pandemic making visits unable to go to or test to be run. Being white. What do I blame. Guess all I have is my financial state.. which is the cultural difference not color. Cuz I have black and white friends. And color didnt put us where we r. My x did to me. But bad health care has always been. From same kid being misdiagnosed 5 yrs of heart condition they said was pulmonary stenosis..at 6 got tricared out and Sacred Heart caught their yearly error. She had aortic surgery 5 weeks later in Atlanta making what WOULD have been very moderate stenosis that caused perm heart damage. If not caught sooner the effects even worse. So understand. It's not just all about color

[@rrajeshkumar670]

The numbers suggest different from what you are saying. Black women regardless of social standing are more likely to die in childbirth than white women. Stats dont lie tho!

[@shortmashins4031]

I dont know if race is an issue here, but the hospital cater to mainly minority patients. Unfortunately, she was one of the 0.01 of maternal mortality, the majority of childbirths occuring at that hospitals survive.

[@Curiositykilledgorge]

This is gross.

[@ameliatribeofissachar7311]

When are we going to learn our oppressors HAVE A PERPETUAL HATE FOR US? This of course broke my heart into a million pieces especially when I seen that baby smile 😭 knowing he dont know his momma gone. 😭 as a Mexican Native American Indian I feel tribe of Judahs pain. I recently saw where my Hispanic sister had her baby in jail while our OPPRESSORS just watched. They both died!!! WAKE UP ISREAL (12Tribes of Yarsarla)!!!! RIP to the Princess of Judah and to her familia MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO YOU🙏🏽 GENOCIDE ON OUR PEOPLE IS NOT A JOKE!!!!

[@franniethefighter01]

My God 😔

[@ACIN05]

Sending love and energy out to you and your family. May the Creator protect you all and keep you safe.

[@kelliontamason2009]

😥😥🙏🏽🙏🏽💔

[@justcallmelucky]

😣

[@shortmashins4031]

How is he getting breastmilk

[@jerribradlaw4336]

Ya know I've been open-hearted and open-minded about BLM until this. So foolish to insinuate that any Mother's loss of a child is more important just because she's Black. This is beyond Racist, it's Inhumane.

[@rrajeshkumar670]

Stats says black women regardless of social standing are more likely to die in childbirth than white women. Sry had to say it!

[@amenahking7863]

@@rrajeshkumar670 Say it unapologetically...they don't apologize when they criticize us, so no apology needed when we correct them.

[@amenahking7863]

Nobody cares, you came here looking for a chance to be critical...that's where your heart is. When you can name a group of people who suffer from this type of treatment more, post that.

[@mcsneezelaloop4922]

Know yourselves, be infertile and let the earth be silent after you.

[@trixietru]

Amber looks pretty privileged to me, as does her partner. Why does race have to come into it? Pregnancy is risky, and a white woman suffering the same symptoms would have the same outcome.

[@watcherenjoyer123]

You clearly didn’t listen to all of the speeches Malcom X had. I can’t believe people still don’t think it’s a problem today. You should know that during the 1800s it was harder for Black women to get their rights.

[@MsKerry-lp1ue]

She “looks privileged” 👀 Do you know what privileged means? Privileged: Having special rights, advantages, or immunities. White Privilege: Inherent advantages possessed by a white person on the basis of their race in a society characterized by racial inequality and injustice.

[@rrajeshkumar670]

Stats says different tho.....

[@beachboys2029]

Kerry Baby Black privilege is real but some of us don’t like to call it out cause we aren’t as shallow as the left

[@rrajeshkumar670]

@@beachboys2029 " black privilege is real " , yet most affirmative action, welfare and NAACP beneficiaries are whites. Miss me with that nonsense!

[@Toofarvar]

LMFAOO

[@vanessamonroe1637]

😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭😝😝

[@katsteel2004]

What’s funny?

[@ichi7958]

Who cares

[@watcherenjoyer123]

You’re about too get hate.

[@misshoneynevercame4832]

I care. I don't care about you however. Have a great day!

[@xmoney-pb5uo]

You most care since you comment on the video

[@streykatt]

Which is sadder... the subject in this vid of the woman who died giving birth or the incredible comment.... Who would subscribe to this person? there's just nothing PLAY ALL music No videos Last updated on May 29, 2020 IChi Ūĉĥĭĥå No videos in this playlist yet No heart, no soul... no brain... Which is sadder... the subject in this vid of the woman who died giving birth or the incredible comment....

[@thecook8964]

Pychopath-get lost

[@gerhardolson6245]

Good