EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – Alarmed at the national disproportionate trend of maternal deaths among black women, state Rep. LaToya Greenwood, D-East St. Louis, spearheaded the creation of a task force that will bring together health officials to provide recommendations to...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Camille Y. Lilly, D-Chicago, hailed the enactment of a law to reduce maternal mortality among African American women.“The United States has the worst rate of maternal deaths among similar countries and the rate is growing,” Lilly said....