Black women are more three times more likely to die during childbirth than white women

Doctors send warning about maternal mortality after well known doctor dies after giving birth

Preeclampsia is a pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure and signs of damage to another organ system, most often the liver and kidneys.

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WOMEN IS HIGHER THAN WHITE WOMEN. >> WE SEE IT WAY TOO MUCH AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN, POOR WOMEN, AND WOMEN OF COLOR DO NOT GET THE SAME LEVEL OF CARE OF WHITE WOMEN IN AMERICA. REPORTER: FOUNDER OF MI BELLA WELLNESS CENTER IN BIRMINGHAM DR MIA COWAN ISSUES A WORD OF CAUTION AFTER WELL KNOWN PEDIATRIC CHIEF RESIDENT CHANIECE WALLACE DIED OF A PREGNANCY COMPLICATION KNOWN AS PREECLAMPSIA. >> PREECLAMPSIA IS A HYPERTENSIVE DISEASE IN PREGNANCY. REPORTER: COWAN SAYS THE DISEASE CAN CAUSE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, SEIZURES, HEADACHES, AND SWELLING IN THE FACE AND HANDS. >> IT CAN’T BE PREVENTED, HOWEVER IF IT’S DETECTED EARLY AND TREATED PROPERLY, THE OUTCOME CAN STILL BE GOOD. REPORTER: COWAN SAYS THE DISEASE AFFECTS BLACK WOMEN AT A DISPROPORTIONAL RATE THAN WHITE WOMEN. >> I THINK IT’S RACIAL BIAS IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM I SEE IT ALL DAY EVERYDAY. I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF TAKING CARE OF ALL KINDS OF PATIENTS. BLACK, WHITE, POOR, RICH. THE PATIENTS I KNOW THAT GET DIFFERENT CARE ARE USUALLY AFRICAN AMERICAN PATIENTS OR POOR PATIENTS. >> DR. WALLACE DIED SUDDENLY AFTER SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERING HER 35 WEEK OLD BABY GIRL. DR. COWAN SAYS THE ONLY WAY TO COMBAT THESE TYPES OF COMPLICATIONS IS — >> GETTING DOCTORS THEY TRUST AND ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT THEM AND GIVE THEM THE BEST CARE REGARDLESS OF RACE AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. REPORTER: DR. COWAN SAYS WOMAN EXPERIENCING ANY SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR HEALTH C

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Doctors send warning about maternal mortality after well known doctor dies after giving birth

Preeclampsia is a pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure and signs of damage to another organ system, most often the liver and kidneys.

After well known doctor dies after giving birth, local health officials send warning of maternal mortality in black women. Learn more in the video above.

After well known doctor dies after giving birth, local health officials send warning of maternal mortality in black women. Learn more in the video above.

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