Pregnant women in the United States are more than twice as likely to die from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth than those in most other high-income countries in the world. Behind these statistics lie racial disparities in SMM rates and their risk factors, such as bleeding disorder, diabetes and heart disease. Black women have a 63% higher rate of SMM than women in majority white communities.
In Texas, 32.4% of children aged 10-17 are overweight or obese. In Bexar County, 27% of black and Hispanic children are obese, while only 12% of white children are obese. Breastfed children have a lower risk of childhood obesity than those who were not breastfed.
