Pregnancy deaths in NYC linked to obesity, poverty

The New York Post reports:

New statistics suggest that poverty and an obesity epidemic are contributing to stubborn mortality rates for pregnant women in New York City.

The city’s health department reported Friday that half of the 161 women who died because of a problem with their pregnancy between 2001 and 2005 were obese and a disproportionate number lacked health insurance.

Black women were hit hardest, with a mortality rate seven times that of white women.

The study was performed as part of an effort by health officials to understand why pregnancy mortality rates in New York City are among the worst in the U.S.

The struggles of a progressive, Blue city!