The statistics on maternal and infant mortality are staggering, and devastating. We need to do better. When we talk about ensuring that everyone has access to affordable healthcare, we include this: making sure that there are doctors, nurses and hospitals (and doulas!) where they need to be, and providing bias training so they deliver the same quality of care to all their patients. We should include government support for healthcare facilities where needed and pay for healthcare providers to go to school if they commit to serving underserved areas.

Indiana has one of the worst rates for childbirth-related death - read more here.