New numbers from the CDC show one in five women report being mistreated during pregnancy and childbirth, and it's much worse for women of color.
One mother, Jai Mitchell, knows that pain all too well and explained what healthcare leaders said need to be done. "I was pleading for help, and was just consistently being ignored and overlooked, and it felt like no one cared," Mitchell said. Mitchell knew the statistics of maternal mistreatment among Black women, which is why she opted for a home birth in 2021. But when that didn't work out, and she had to go to the hospital in the middle of labor, she said things got even worse.
. The CDC is sounded the alarm Tuesday, saying one in five women report being mistreated during pregnancy and delivery.
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