Young Mom Dies After Complaining of Chest Pains Post-Childbirth, Sparking Urgent Call for Black Maternal Health Reform

Young Mom Dies After Complaining of Chest Pains Post-Childbirth, Sparking Urgent Call for Black Maternal Health Reform

The sudden death of 26-year-old Tierra Jackson, a young North Texas mother who died just days after giving birth to her third child, is now fueling a growing movement to spotlight the dangers facing Black mothers in the U.S. healthcare system.Jackson’s mother, Nicole Berryman, is speaking out for the first time since her daughter’s death last November, describing the grief that continues to haunt her family and the unanswered questions that rema…

Young mom dies too soon - Knox TN Today

When she attended Powell High School, graduating in 1998, she was Amanda Kaye Heath. When she died on April 4, 2025, at age 44, she was Amanda Kaye Ferguson, resident of Alcoa, Tennessee, and mother of two. Her last wishes were for her kids. Let’s pick up on the obituary: “She is preceded in death by her father, Buddy Douglas; mother, Judy Heath (Roderick); and brother, David Heath. “Throughout her life, she carried with her a deep sense of love…