“If you look at Oklahoma, we have some of the highest maternal and infant mortality rates. We have moms and babies that are dying, mothers that are trying to carry there may be full terms that are dying because we do not have adequate support systems, health care systems, visits, and prenatal care for moms and babies. And we know those are majority-minority communities that are dying, three to one to their counterpart communities,” said State Rep. Ajay Pittman (D-Oklahoma City).
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