A WOMEN IN THE ROOM PRODUCTIONS DOCUMENTARY
SCREENING DEBUT
Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Meeting
Friday, Sept. 30th 4PM to 5PM
Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 202A
HOSTED BY
Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL)
Black Woman are 2 to 3 times more likely to die from pregnancy related causes than White Woman
FACT 1
The United States ranks 33rd among the 38 wealthiest nations when it comes to maternal health for all women.
FACT 2
59% of Black Maternal deaths are preventable.
FACT 3
Black infants are more than 2X as likely to die as white infants.
FACT 4
Black maternal death rate between 2019 to 2020 increase by 26%.
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FILM CREDITS
Executive Producers
Jacoba Atlas & Denise Pines
DIRECTOR
Monique N. Mathews
CO-Producers
Naomi Ranz-Schleifer & Sasheen Artis
SUPERVISING PRODUCER
Lia Dosik Carney
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Clare Major
WRITTEN BY
Jacoba Atlas & Monique N. Mathews​
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