A Hidden Crisis in America: Why the System Is Failing Black Mothers | Amanpour and Company @AmanpourandCompany
A Hidden Crisis in America: Why the System Is Failing Black Mothers | Amanpour and Company  @AmanpourandCompany
Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Earlier this month was Black Maternal Health Week, established to raise awareness of the disproportionate risks facing Black mothers during pregnancy and childbirth. Black Americans in the U.S. are more than three times as likely as white Americans to die from pregnancy-related causes. Michel Martin sits down with Khiara Bridges, whose new book “Expecting Inequity” explores why this disparity impacts Black Americans despite improved parity in wealth and education. The author joins the show from Oakland, California.

Originally aired on April 27, 2026

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