A Word: Black Wombs Matter
b'The U.S. has some of the worst maternal mortality rates in the industrialized world. And African Americans are three times more likely to die in childbirth than whites. The documentary Aftershock focuses on how the healthcare system is failing Black mothers at the most vulnerable time of their lives, and how their families are fighting to change that. On today\\u2019s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson speaks with the film\\u2019s co-director and co-producer Tonya Lewis Lee about the history of the crisis and the movement to solve it.\\n\\nAftershock is currently streaming on Hulu.\\n\\nGuest: Tonya Lewis Lee\\n\\nPodcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola\\n\\nYou can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for just $1 for your first month.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'