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Houston midwife says access to care, systemic racism drive Black maternal deaths; urges prenatal visits

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A certified nurse midwife with Ben Taub Hospital says barriers to basic health care along with systemic racism continue to fuel disproportionate maternal deaths among Black women in Harris County, even as Houston sits in the shadow of one of the world’s largest medical centers.