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From #XULA to the New York Times! Proud Xavier alumna Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell ('00), takes a stand for Black maternal health, by continuing conversations that matter. 📰✊🏾 Instilled with the mission to promote a more just and humane society, Dr. Gillispie-Bell the Senior Site Lead and Section Head of Women’s Services at Ochsner Health, Kenner, recently let her voice be heard across the nation after her op-ed on the stark realities of Black maternal health was published in the New York Times. Among 11 developed nations, America has the highest maternal mortality rate. For Black women in America, this rate is even worse, with the rate of Black maternal mortality more than two times that of their white counter parts. Full Story: Link in Bio #BlackMaternalHealth #XULAProud