Black women are three to four times more likely to die in childbirth than white women — regardless of education, income, or any other socio-economic factors.

The risk of postpartum depression is 1.6 times higher for Black women.

60% of maternal deaths in the US are preventable. Black women are more likely than White women to experience preventable maternal death.

Black women over the age of 30 are four times more likely to die than white women in the same age group.

Black women are 3 times more likely to have fibroids (a benign tumor formed in the uterus that can cause postpartum hemorrhaging).

Black women experience physical "weathering" due to chronic stress, making postpartum recovery longer and riskier.