10/21/2025 04:30:00 AMIn Brooklyn, a mother’s race can determine her chances of surviving childbirth, and the stakes are higher here than almost anywhere else in New York City. Over the past few years, Brooklyn has accounted for about a third of New York City’s pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (32.1 percent and 35.1 percent, respectively). Office of the President/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2025/10-21/04-redefining-maternal-health.xmlArthur AsheObstetrics and GynecologySchool of Public Health