Zohran Mamdani: “No neighborhood has a higher rate of pregnancy associated…”

“Instead of Jewish and Italian immigrants, this community is predominantly black today. Yet much remains the same. Brownsville is the poorest neighborhood in Brooklyn and still too many mothers have nowhere to turn. No neighborhood has a higher rate of pregnancy associated deaths than Brownsville. 146.9 of every 100,000 live births. That pain isn't limited to East Brooklyn. Black women in New York are nine times more likely to die of pregnancy related causes than white women. None of this is accidental.” (01:37–01:46)

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