Margo Snipe

I'm the national health reporter at Capital B News. I was previously health equity reporter at the Tampa Bay Times after graduating cum laude from Georgetown University, where I got a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and was captain of the varsity women's volleyball team. I started as a sports writer and assistant sports editor at The Hoya, the student newspaper, then interned with a local PBS station in Newark, New jersey. I have since interned at CNN, CBS News, and the Marshall Project. I am a member of Investigative Reporters and Editors, the National Association of Black Journalists and the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists. And I'm passionate about reporting on race and underrepresented communities and enjoys pursuing deep-dive stories and investigations.

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Closeup image of a baby's feet being held by their parents

These lessons made my reporting on the maternal mortality crisis that much stronger

A reporter seeks out untold stories and asks what they tell us about why these disparities persist.

Race and Equity

Health Equity & Social Justice

Black Families, Tell Us About Your Childbirth Experiences

Capital B explores why Black people are more likely to die and experience severe health complications related to childbirth, an issue highlighted in our project about Georgia’s maternal care deserts.

Race and Equity

Health Equity & Social Justice

The Story Behind ‘Dangerous Deliveries’

Here's how we navigated Georgia's lack of data transparency.

Race and Equity

The health care system has disinvested in Georgia’s rural Black communities at disproportionately high rates. Since 1994, 41 labor and delivery units have shut down across the state. (Photo illustration/Eric Cash)

Health Equity & Social Justice

Black Women Are Losing Access to Maternity Care. This Law Is Partly to Blame.

Georgia is one of the most dangerous states in which to give birth. One reason: A decades-old state regulatory system gives rural, Black Georgians less access to maternity care.

Healthcare Regulation and Reform

Looking back, Aba Anderson (right) says no one offered resources to help the family cope with the event that nearly took her life and tortures her husband, Justin (left). “That’s where they probably failed us,” she says. (Eric Cash)

Health Equity & Social Justice

Haunted By Trauma: The Black Parents Who Nearly Died In Childbirth

After experiencing life-threatening complications, those who survive labor and delivery often feel abandoned by the American medical system.

Healthcare Regulation and Reform

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Margo Snipe

Articles

These lessons made my reporting on the maternal mortality crisis that much stronger

Black Families, Tell Us About Your Childbirth Experiences

The Story Behind ‘Dangerous Deliveries’

Black Women Are Losing Access to Maternity Care. This Law Is Partly to Blame.

Haunted By Trauma: The Black Parents Who Nearly Died In Childbirth