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I will be revising the Wikipedia article on black materiality mortality in the United States. This article needs revision due to outdated content and poor organization. I plan on deleting certain sections such as the section on Reproduction and Sexual Health and Rights, while rearranging and other content to others. Some challenges I may face will be the amount of reorganization and rewriting I will have to do. Also, I have to anticipate some backlash from other Wikipedia users because of the edits I will make.

Maternal death is described as the death of a woman either during pregnancy or 42 before the end of the pregnancy. This death can be due to how the pregnancy was handled or the pregnancy itself, but is not associated with unintended or secondary causes. In 2016 alone, the maternal mortality rates in the United States more than doubled, while the maternal mortality rates around the world had seen an overall decrease. Black maternal mortality in the United States refers to the incidence of maternal mortality in the U.S. specifically for those identifying as black or African American. There have been significant differences between the maternal mortality of white women versus black women throughout history. In the U.S., the CDC reported that black women experience maternal mortality at a rate two to three times higher than that of white women. Since the usual causes of maternal mortality are conditions that occur or are exacerbated during pregnancy, most instances of maternal mortality are preventable deaths. Researchers have identified several reasons for the black–white maternal mortality disparity in the U.S., including historical context, access to healthcare, socioeconomic status, incidence of preexisting conditions, medical racism, and abortion access, all of which are social determinants of health in the United States.