Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso announced the creation of a $50,000 'Community Baby Shower Fund' to support community baby showers for Brooklyn's expecting parents in neighborhoods with historically high maternal mortality and morbidity rates.
Black women in New York City are eight times more likely to die of pregnancy-related complications than White women.
Reynoso gave the entirety of his first-year capital funding to Brooklyn's three public hospitals for maternal health improvements.
Reynoso launched initiatives including a Maternal Health Task Force, 'Born in Brooklyn' baby boxes, and other maternal health efforts.
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