Comptroller report: New York fails to prevent maternal deaths, especially Black women

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — An audit from the State Comptroller's Office released Tuesday concluded that pregnancy poses too many dangers. It claimed that the state hasn't done enough to help mothers and pregnant New Yorkers—Black women in particular—survive the process of carrying and delivering a child.

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Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's audit report underscores the fact that Black women...