Legislator shares her story ahead of Virginia’s first annual Black Maternal Health Week
Senator Lashrecse Aird, flanked by (from left) Birth-in-Color’s Galina Varchena, Kenda Sutton-El and Dana Williams, Delegate Destiny LeVere Bolling and Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney (Credit: Brad Kutner / Radio IQ)
For the first time, Virginia will mark Black Maternal Health Week starting Monday. The event comes after a 2023 study showed increased rates of maternal death in Black communities.
One legislator didn’t need a study to show just how bad the problem is. Brad Kutner has more from Richmond.