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Delegate hopes to end Virginia's high Black maternal mortality rate

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Destiny LeVere Bolling lost her unborn child, Noah, during the height of her campaign for state office in 2023. The Democratic delegate of Henrico won the race, but not without a life-altering loss. “I was only five months, but the crib was already set up,” LeVere Bolling said. LeVere Bolling called her OB-GYN when painful cramps kicked in. She was advised to rest and take over-the-counter medication for the pain, she said. Just a few days later, LeVere Bolling’s husband rushed her to the hospital when her water broke prematurely. “They had me sit in there for like 25 minutes...

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