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Reducing Racial Disparities in Maternal Health

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

African American women are 2-and-half times more likely than white women to die during pregnancy, delivery or following pregnancy. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is developing a new initiative to reduce the disparities in maternal health by as much as 50 percent in the next five years. Delmarva Public Media's has this report.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.