Olympian Allyson Felix says Tori Bowie’s death is a ‘wake-up call’ about the Black maternal mortality crisis

Olympic track and field star Allyson Felix called attention to the Black maternal mortality rate following the death of teammate Tori Bowie due to complications related to childbirth.

“The medical community must do its part,” Felix wrote in an essay published by Time on Thursday. “There are so many stories of women dying who haven’t been heard. Doctors really need to hear the pain of Black women.”