Repost: This article by Susana Morris outlines why it is important for women of color to have a Sister Friend during pregnancy. The Startling Truth About Black Maternal Mortality by Susana Morris Updated December 12, 2017 Maternal mortality is on the rise in the United States, under stark racial lines. In fact, Black women are four times more likely to die in childbirth than white women. This is a reproductive justice and human rights crisis. The New York Times reports that,