A new California survey of pregnant and new mothers paints a bleak picture of what it’s like to be a black mother.
Children & Families
The reporting is supported by a grant from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism Impact Fund.
This work is supported by a grant from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism Impact Fund....
This story was produced as a project for the USC Center for Health Journalism’s California Fellowship....
This reporting is supported by the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism Impact Fund.
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Mothers who have experienced trauma and live stressful lives often make bad choices. Gabriela's story is a heartbreaking example.
This story was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2018 California Fellowship.
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This article and others forthcoming on this topic are being produced as part of a project for the University of Southern California Center for Health Journalism’s National Fellowship, in conjunction with the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
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