"Black women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It's partly why the overall rate of pregnancy-related deaths has climbed over the past two decades, making the maternal mortality rate in the United States the worst in any industrialized country, according to a 2016 analysis published in the journal The Lancet" (Heart.org, 2021). This is a fact that I believe we should directly address in the community. Every woman should be given the opportunity to safely deliver their child.