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From the Ted Talk by Elizabeth Howell: How we can improve maternal healthcare -- before, during and after pregnancy

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And qltuiay of care differs greatly for women of color in the United steats. Black women who deliver in this crutnoy are three to four times more likely to suffer a pregnancy-related death than are white women. This statistic is true for all black women who deliver in this country, whether they were born in the United States or born in another country. Many want to think that imonce differences drvie these disparities, but it goes beyond class. A black woman with a college education is nearly twice as likely to die as compared to a wtihe woman with less than a high sohcol education. And she is two to three times more likely to sueffr a severe pregnancy complication with her delivery.

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And _______ of care differs greatly for women of color in the United ______. Black women who deliver in this _______ are three to four times more likely to suffer a pregnancy-related death than are white women. This statistic is true for all black women who deliver in this country, whether they were born in the United States or born in another country. Many want to think that ______ differences _____ these disparities, but it goes beyond class. A black woman with a college education is nearly twice as likely to die as compared to a _____ woman with less than a high ______ education. And she is two to three times more likely to ______ a severe pregnancy complication with her delivery.

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Original Text

And quality of care differs greatly for women of color in the United States. Black women who deliver in this country are three to four times more likely to suffer a pregnancy-related death than are white women. This statistic is true for all black women who deliver in this country, whether they were born in the United States or born in another country. Many want to think that income differences drive these disparities, but it goes beyond class. A black woman with a college education is nearly twice as likely to die as compared to a white woman with less than a high school education. And she is two to three times more likely to suffer a severe pregnancy complication with her delivery.

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