Rep. Cori Bush Reveals That She Nearly Lost Two of Her Babies While Testifying on Black Maternal Health
Rep. Cori Bush shares her harrowing experiences of childbirth and reflects on the crisis affecting Black maternal health.
Rep. Cori Bush shares her harrowing experiences of childbirth and reflects on the crisis affecting Black maternal health.
Of the 700 U.S. mothers who died in childbirth, a massive chunk of them are black women according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It was a harrowing fact Charles Johnson was unaware of until he lost his wife Kira, who died hours after giving birth to their second child.
Our hearts break for these moms.
But don’t worry: there’s a happy ending!