By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated August 18, 2022
The Hulu documentary Aftershock reignited the conversation around the maternal healthcare crisis for Black women in the United States. Indeed, the statistics are dire—according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the maternal mortality rate for Black women is almost three times higher than that of their white counterparts.
While much of the conversation stemming from this issue has revolved around racism
