The death of Tori Bowie has sparked conversations about Black maternal health in the United States. Of the people speaking out is one of her Olympic teammates who posted an unfortunate and shocking statistic about their team.
Tianna Madison, who ran the 4×100 Olympic relay event at the 2016 Olympics with Allyson Felix and Bowie, shared her thoughts on Instagram on Tuesday.
Felix commented on Madison's post, adding her thoughts on the issue.
"We continue to face a maternity mortality crisis in this country," Felix wrote. "Black women are at risk. It's why I won't stop doing this work. We can't sit by and continue to watch our loved ones die when many of these complications are preventable. Standing with you T."
As Mom.com previously reported, Bowie gave birth to a baby girl who was stillborn. She weighed 1.8 pounds and was 16 inches long.
