New Study Looks At Birth Outcomes For Somali Minnesotans, Aims To Build Trust With Community

By Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS Minnesota

March 7, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- You may have heard this troubling stat from the Centers for Disease Control before: Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy complication.

A local hospital is breaking this down even further, looking at birth outcomes for Somali women.

Somali culture is Minnesota culture. Around 70,000 Minnesotans have Somali heritage.

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