Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Myechia Minter-Jordan: Black Women Still Suffer Worse Maternal Health than White Women. We Can Change That.

Poor oral health — the concern my organization is dedicated to addressing — during pregnancy has been directly linked to adverse birth outcomes including preeclampsia, preterm birth, and low birth weight deliveries. Preeclampsia and other hypertensive disorders are extremely serious, responsible for 15% of maternal mortality.

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