title: Alarming racial differences in maternal mortality.
abstract: In this column, the author reviews statistics that reflect the disparity of maternal mortality rates among black, nonwhite, and white women.
authors.affiliation: M ary B eth F landers -S tepans is an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Flanders-Stepans