THE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION OF Rhode Island and its president Teresa Paiva Weed announced a new partnership to improve
maternal care for Black women. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY
PROVIDENCE – After news broke last year that Black women experienced severe maternal morbidity at nearly twice the rate of white women throughout Rhode Island, health officials and community activists looked to improve care for pregnant Black women. The most recent step toward care equity came on Friday, when Rhode Island became the 33rd state…