Morehouse School of Medicine studying maternal health inequities among Black mothers

Morehouse School of Medicine announced Thursday it is researching inequities among pregnant and postpartum Black women. Black mothers in Georgia, New Jersey, Louisiana and the District of Columbia are interviewing about a condition called Maternal Near Misses (MNM)- a condition that occurs when a woman nearly dies but survives from a complication during pregnancy. Morehouse School of Medicine said the condition can occur during childbirth or within 42 days of terminating a pregnancy.

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