Obese Kids A type of diabetes that typically occurs in overweight older adults is becoming more prevalent in children, according to recent research. Recent surveys indicate as many as 20 percent of American children are obese. For more on diabetes and children, visit the American Diabetes Association. For Black Women American research priorities must change to address the startling fact that motherhood is four times more dangerous for Black women than for White women in America, according to a national women's health organization. The death rate for Black mothers is a national scandal that should outrage every American.
Pregnancy can be a very serious issue for Black women.
We need to do something about it. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently revealed that the rate of pregnancy-related deaths for Black U.S. women is 19.6 per 100,000 live births, nearly four times as high as the rate of 5.3 per 100,000 for White women. The overall rate of maternal deaths, 7.7 per 100,000 live births, has not changed much in the past decade and the gap between Black and White women has remained more or less constant. Serious non-fatal complications related to childbirth also afflict Black women at a rate much higher than White women. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention article, State-Specific Maternal Mortality Among Black and White Women, can be found on the CDC Web site.