The Racial Disparities in Pregnancy and Childbirth

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 13, 2023

The death of track star Tori Bowie has called attention to persistent racial health disparities in pregnancy and childbirth. Linda Villarosa, writer at the New York Times Magazine and contributor to the bestselling 1619 Project and the author of Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation (Anchor, 2023), talks about why these disparities endure.

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