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# Black Mamas ATX: Surviving and Thriving
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/movies/decibel-securing-your-vote-bipphe/extras/black-mamas-atx-surviving-and-thriving-aft1ze/
- Published: 2026-02-11T20:06:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-12T19:13:28.000Z
- Description: A look at the maternal mortality rate for black mothers in Texas.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Decibel: Securing Your Vote, #ZZZ_Show_167e9b95-93e6-43d7-be23-0561107e33c4, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_317203bd-6b56-4b6a-a8da-21b2861cdba9, #movie-extra

Black women are much more likely than white women to die of pregnancy related complications. The Decibel team met with advocacy non-profit, Black Mamas ATX , and UT School of nursing professor, Dr. Danica Sumpter to find out why.