maternal health

The founder of a midwifery clinic in Mississippi’s capital is trying to open the state’s first birth center. As state Republican officials are trying to ban abortion and await a ruling that could overturn Roe v. Wade, Sisters in Birth CEO Getty Israel says nothing is being done to support women who choose to give birth.

The United States already ranks poorly against other countries on maternal mortality rates. NBC News Medical Contributor Dr. Natalie E. Azar, assistant clinical professor with NYU Langone Medical Center, joined NBCLX to discuss what to expect after Roe v. Wade is overturned.