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La Tonya Johnson: “We expanded postpartum care.”

Featuring: La Tonya Johnson, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 6

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State of Black Wisconsin 2026

Published | Video Starts at 48:56

And black babies are three times more likely to die before their first birthday in Wisconsin. Now, one of the things that we did do last week, Thursday was that We expanded postpartum care. That's huge. Before, it would only last up to 60 days after the birth. Now it at least goes 12 months. (48:56–49:00)

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