HARI looks to improve maternal health for Black women across Rhode Island

Alexa Gagosz

08/14/2020

Screen Shot 2020-08-14 at 11.39.59 AM — 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…

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