密歇根州民主总督候选人Jocelyn Benson强调黑人孕产妇死亡率, Michigan's Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson highlights Black maternal mortality, pledging to expand care access and reorganize health services.

密歇根州国务卿兼民主总督候选人Jocelyn Benson将扩大对黑人母亲的产前和产后护理列为一项重要的运动问题,指出该州的黑人妇女死于妊娠相关原因的可能性比白人妇女高出近三倍。 Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State and Democratic gubernatorial candidate, has made expanding pre- and post-natal care for Black mothers a key campaign issue, citing that Black women in the state are nearly three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. 在弗林特发言时,她保证通过扩大获得杜拉和助产服务的机会以及利用她在精简政府业务方面的经验重组州卫生部门,改善产妇保健成果。 Speaking in Flint, she pledged to improve maternal health outcomes by broadening access to doula and midwifery services and reorganizing the state health department using her experience in streamlining government operations. 她与产妇保健倡导者Danielle Atkinson一起分享个人故事,强调这场危机。 She was joined by maternal health advocate Danielle Atkinson, who shared personal stories highlighting the crisis. Benson是数名竞选州长的民主党人之一,他没有具体说明筹资细节。 Benson, one of several Democrats running for governor, did not specify funding details. 其他候选人包括共和党前候选人Mike Cox、Tom Leonard、Aric Nesbitt、John James以及独立前底特律市长Mike Duggan。 Other candidates include Republican frontrunners Mike Cox, Tom Leonard, Aric Nesbitt, and John James, along with independent former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan.