Black Maternal Health care in 'crisis.' What's the solution?

It's Black Maternal Health Week, a time to raise awareness about what the White House recently called a "crisis." Black women in the U.S. are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women. Experts point to systemic racism and inequities as the cause.

Story after story tells of Black women who experience discomfort or tell their provider that something doesn’t feel right, only to have their concerns brushed aside. Many end up dying as a result.

“Because of slavery, because of Jim Crow, Black people have not been able to pass down assets across generations and thus access the kinds of spaces and resources that are needed to have healthy pregnancies,” says University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor Tiffany Green.