They Worked to Prevent Death. The Trump Administration Fired Them.

ProPublica has spoken with dozens of federal workers employed in roles safeguarding the American public from harm.

They described losing critical positions they’d spent years training for.

Many expressed fear at what would happen to the work they left behind.

The White House hasn’t released figures on how many have been fired.

America has the worst mortality rate among high-income countries for pregnant and postpartum women.

Those in underserved communities face some of the highest risks.

The program was created to support mothers on Medicaid .

But after Trump ’s inauguration, they were instructed to halt data collection on race and ethnicity.