17.9% - 170
This piece represents the 2019 - 2020 maternal mortality rate for White women. The Pink represents the deaths. White women were 17.9% of deaths per 100,000 live births. There are 170 words.
55.3% - 172
This piece represents the 2019 - 2020 maternal mortality rate for Black women. The Pink represents the deaths. Black women were 55.3% deaths per 100,000 live births, 2.9 times the rate for White women. There are 172 words.
Maternal Mortality Rates in the USA
Digital Prints 30 x 20 in - 2023
Content: The Hippocratic Oath written in 1964 by Louis Lasagna, Academic Dean of the School of Medicine at Tufts University, and used in many medical schools today.
Typeface: Helvetica Bold
Alignment: Justified with last line aligned left.
Artist: Cheryl McBride
The colors of the words are pink & blue the colors of the receiving blanket you get at the hospital. Red signifies mortality death per 100,000.
The data is from the CDC.