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Becoming A Black Mother Means Fighting For Survival
Having a baby for the first time can be one of life’s great joys. Watching life grow inside you for nine months, all while planning your offspring’s future is something everyone who wants to be a parent looks forward to. But not everyone has a joyous experience. A new report has found that Black women are still four times more likely than white women to die in pregnancy or childbirth in the UK. Women from Asian ethnic backgrounds face twice the risk of that of a white woman. This