In 2025, Black women in Texas are still dying at alarming rates during childbirth. Despite advancements in medicine, systemic racism in healthcare continues to go unchecked. Whether it’s pain being dismissed or life-threatening symptoms ignored, our women are not being heard—or helped. Texas ranks among the worst states in maternal health, and Black mothers are bearing the brunt. Who’s standing up for us in the delivery room?
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