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18 Jan 2020

Black women five times more likely to die in childbirth in UK than white women 

News Correspondent

Black women are five times more likely to die in childbirth in the UK than white women.

For many black women these stark statistics from an Oxford University-led study confirm what they already suspected – that being black and pregnant carries a particular risk.

Now many are coming together on social media to speak out about their experiences.