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"textContent": "It's widely known that low-income Black women suffer far higher maternal health risks than low- income white mothers, often because they lack access to quality health care. But in a new book, UC Berkeley law professor Khiara M. Bridges makes a forceful argument that maternal health disparities affect Black women at every rung of the socioeconomic ladder.",
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