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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Mary Tuma

It’s dangerous for Black women to give birth in Texas, and it could be about to get worse

Composite illustration of protests, pregnant woman in hospital
Millions of Texans could lose health coverage in coming weeks, even as maternal health in the state continues to suffer Illustration: Klawe Rzeczy/Getty Images/Shawn Thierry/Nakeenya Wilson/The Guardian

When Nakeenya Wilson learned she was pregnant with her third child, she felt fear, not joy.

The Texas mother had nearly lost her life while giving birth to her son in 2016, leaving her with deep anxiety over her pregnancy the following year. Her unborn child became stuck in her pelvis, a complication known as shoulder dystocia. Medical staff straddled Wilson and manually pushed on her stomach, a painful procedure. He emerged blue, limp and not breathing, recalls an emotional Wilson.

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