Nation Without an ‘ounce of empathy’: Their stories show the dangers of being Black and pregnant September 9, 2020September 9, 2020 Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, Rockland/Westchester Journal News Comments Off on Without an ‘ounce of empathy’: Their stories show the dangers of being Black and pregnant Black women are dying in childbirth 2.5 times more often than white women, according to data from the National Center for Health Statistics.