Health and Fitness

Democratic Members of Illinois Congressional Delegation Press Gov. Rauner on Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Illinois

Mother and baby
(Source: Show and Tell)

In Illinois, black women have 3.5 times higher maternal mortality rates than white women and black infants have nearly three times higher mortality rates than white infants

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—July 12, 2018
By: James Lewis

U.S. Representatives Robin Kelly (D-IL-02), along with U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09), Bobby Rush (D-IL-01), Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17), Danny Davis (D-IL-07), Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), and…

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