U.S. women face the highest rates of avoidable maternal mortality. Ochsner Health experts available to address the critical need for equitable access to healthcare.

U.S. women face the highest rates of avoidable maternal mortality compared to any other developed country, according to a recent study, and are less likely to have a regular doctor or and more likely to encounter problems paying medical bills.

Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell, Medical Director of Quality at Ochsner Health Women’s Services, can speak to the critical need for equitable access to healthcare – before, during, and after pregnancy – as well as the disproportionate impact this has had on Black women, who are nearly three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than White women.