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Joel Brennan: “In some places around Wisconsin, [maternal health outcomes]…”

Featuring: Joel Brennan, Democratic | Candidate, Governor of Wisconsin

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Joel Brennan on Running for Wisconsin Governor: Healthcare, Housing, and Why He Jumped In Late

Published | Video Starts at 29:20

It's just, it's heartbreaking when we have statistics around, you know, maternal health, post birth, maternal health that are worse than some third world nation something. In some places around Wisconsin, [maternal health outcomes] have been like in my home community of Milwaukee and you know, young women of color have, you know, much worse outcomes than lots of others. And you know, like, that's an area where we need focus, we need, you know, to be compassionate in the way that we provide that care. (29:20–29:31)

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Asserts that young women of color in Milwaukee have worse maternal health outcomes.

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