Kristin Lyerly: “Black women are three times more likely to die as a result…”

“You just tapped into the fact that it is Black Maternal Health Week and we are spending time this week acknowledging that Black women are three times more likely to die as a result of their pregnancy than white women. And in Wisconsin, it actually could be significantly worse. So we've got work to do there, but we also have work to do when it comes to housing.” (29:54–30:00)

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