Maternal mortality soars in America: Even greater risk for Black women

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The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among industrialised countries. Our reporters head to Louisiana where Black women are four times more likely to die from pregnancy or childbirth complications than White women. Also #MeToo finally reaches Taiwan where a growing number of women have been speaking out about their experiences working with sexual predators. And for the first time ever, the prize for the best pastry chef in the world has been awarded to a woman and a French woman at that, Nina Metayer.