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Mattie Parker: “Tarrant county today has the highest level of maternal…”

Featuring: Mattie Parker, Republican | Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas

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Interview with Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker

Published | Video Starts at 20:38

And we created a deterrent county coalition three years ago and we've made tremendous strides. I talked about this last week at State of the City, but at a high level, I'll give you the why Tarrant county today has the highest level of maternal mortality in the 76104 zip code in the entire state of Texas. And our infant mortality rates are also incredibly troubling. Yet here we are in one of these thriving metro regions across the country with incredible health care services, and we weren't asking the question as to why. (20:38–20:47)

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