Despite the strides New York has made in supporting maternal health, state leaders said there’s still more work to be done.
“When we say there’s not significant improvement, we’re saying that we’re not doing a better job at saving mother’s lives and babies’ lives,” Sen. Samra Brouk said.
Reports show that Black mothers, within the state, are three to four times more likely to die from childbirth complications than their white counterparts. To combat this statistic, Gov. Kathy Hochul has advanced policies to minimize unnecessary C-sections and attain better Medicaid reimbursements for doulas, and pushed for paid prenatal leave…