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South Jersey mom shares her pregnancy experience during Black Maternal Health Week
MOORESTOWN, New Jersey (WPVI) — By all accounts, having a baby should be a joyous time, but bringing life into the world could cost some moms their lives.
Raising awareness of that fact is the focus of Black Maternal Health Week.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related issue than their white counterparts.
One New Jersey woman in Burlington County came close to being a part of that statistic. She hopes her story and her new mission can help others.
“We’re getting tons of moms and families these days,” said Victoria Dash as she stood inside ‘I See Baby,’ a 3D and 4D ultrasound business in the Moorestown Mall that she co-founded.
The company offers moms-to-be a chance to see babies in a way they’re usually not seen.
“3D is really lifelike. So you see the features, the chubby cheeks, the scrunching of the nose,” said Dash.
Dash takes pride in giving other moms the pregnancy experience she didn’t have.
“I woke up, there was 50 nurses there and they’re saying, ‘What happened? Are you ok? Are you ok?’ Then the baby came out,” she recalled of her birth experience with her third child.
Complications during childbirth are something she always feared. For Black women, that fear is very real.
The 6abc data journalism team found the rate of pregnancy-caused deaths for Black women in New Jersey is six times higher than their white counterparts. In Pennsylvania, it’s four times higher.
“I don’t think there is anything more tragic than losing a mom during the process of childbirth,” said Chief Physician Executive Dr. Jack Ludmir at Temple Women and Families Hospital.
Philadelphia’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee found that from 2013 to 2018, Black women made up 43% of births but 73% of pregnancy-related deaths in the city.
Ludmir says the reasons could range from access to medical care to systemic racism.
“It is really trying to address the social issues and how to try to combine both of them,” he said.
Ludmir notes the importance of advocacy and doulas, who can assist during pregnancy and childbirth.
“I said, ‘I don’t care what happens, as long as you don’t let me die,’” said Dash.
She credits her doula with helping her not become a statistic.
“She quite literally saved my life,” said Dash of Xiomara Gittens, certified doula and owner of The Purple Purpose which provides doula services.
“For anybody giving birth, any race, the fear is am I going to make it out,” said Gittens, “but as a black woman I can honestly say I think everybody’s fear is that number.”
That’s why offering a peek at a healthy baby with her business is so important to Dash. She hopes more moms have deliveries that are not just special but safe.
“Give you that happy experience for every pregnancy,” she said.
Temple hopes its new Women and Families hospital can help by providing services to vulnerable populations.
The hospital is open for outpatient services now, and will fully open for all services in 2025.
The Pennsylvania Legislature also has a Black Maternal Health Caucus, which introduced a set of bills known as PA MOMNIBUS to help address the issue.
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Though down from previous month, New Jersey online casinos post November revenue record in 2025
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While online casinos in New Jersey fell short of another revenue record, November was still the state’s second-best month ever with over $253 million.
They’ve been around for over 12 years, yet online casinos in New Jersey continue to find ways to set revenue records. After posting the industry’s largest single-month total in October, NJ online casinos last month combined for $253 million to set a November record and ranks as the second-biggest single-month total in Garden State history.
NJ online casinos set single-year record with one month left
Since launching in 2013, NJ online casinos have continually set high-water marks – even now, a dozen years later.
With $253 million in November revenue, as reported by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, casino apps in the Garden State now sit at just over $2.64 billion for the year, leading to $455 million in state tax revenue. With one month left in 2025, the industry has already set a single-year record, which previously stood at around $2.4 billion.
To further put into perspective the growth of online gambling in New Jersey, the industry is over 22% ahead of the 11-month pace it set in 2024. Consider the first 14 months of online casinos in NJ, during which time operators combined for a mere $131.2 million in revenue.
While it’s unlikely that NJ online casinos will reach the $3 billion mark by the end of the year, iGaming has proven it can continue to grow after more than 10 years of existence.
FanDuel Casino, DraftKings Casino continue to set pace
While the monthly total is one for the books, the standard brands set themselves apart from the rest of the market.
For example, FanDuel Casino – which new users can sign up with and claim the FanDuel casino bonus – reported $60.2 million. That was well ahead of the second-place DraftKings Casino bonus, which helped drive $49.6 million in November.
Along with the BetMGM Casino app ($30.6 million), Borgata Casino ($20.6 million) and Caesars Palace Online Casino ($19.3 million), the top five revenue-earners in November accounted for more than 71% of the total online casino total in November.
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Ice, freezing rain alerts expand to 10 N.J. counties. Wind advisory issued for 50 mph gusts Monday.
Winter weather advisories have been expanded to 10 New Jersey counties with freezing rain that could cause a dangerous layer of ice tonight.
The National Weather Service has also issued a wind advisory for 16 counties Monday with up to 50 mph gusts possible.
The more immediate concern is freezing rain already hitting the state Sunday evening.
Winter weather advisories for Bergen, Essex, Hudson Passaic and Union counties expire between 10 p.m. and midnight.
Winter weather advisories for Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex and Warren counties take effect at 6 p.m. and run through 2 a.m.
As temperatures remain near or below freezing across northern New Jersey this evening, precipitation will fall as freezing rain, particularly in Warren and Morris counties where a glaze to one-tenth of an inch of ice accumulation is possible.
The National Weather Service warns that even areas outside the advisory that remain near freezing at the onset of precipitation could experience localized icing, especially on shaded surfaces that have remained below freezing for more than 36 hours.
Temperatures will rise above freezing areawide during the pre-dawn hours Monday as a warm front lifts through the region, changing any remaining freezing rain to plain rain.
A brief break in the rain is likely prior to daybreak Monday.
The warm front will be quickly followed by a strong cold front Monday afternoon, bringing another period of rain that may be moderate in intensity at times.
High temperatures Monday will reach the upper 40s along the coast before the cold front passes, bringing high winds to the area.
The wind advisory for 16 counties runs from 10 a.m. Monday to 1 p.m. Tuesday. Just Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union counties are not under wind advisories.
“Strong westerly winds develop Monday with wind gusts up to 50 mph and a wind advisory has been issued,” the weather service said Sunday evening. “Some tree damage and power outages possible.”
Tuesday will be markedly colder with high temperatures struggling to rise above freezing even at the Jersey Shore.
Wind chills in the teens and low 20s are expected during the day.
Skies will be partly cloudy with continued gusty winds of 20 to 30 mph.
Wednesday brings slightly milder conditions with highs in the mid 30s to near 40 degrees, though it remains well below normal for late December.
The extended forecast shows below-normal temperatures continuing through the end of the week and into the New Year.
Thursday may bring a chance of snow showers as a weak cold front passes through, though accumulations are expected to be light.
Friday looks dry with highs in the low to mid 30s.
Another weather system may impact the area late next weekend, potentially bringing a mix of rain and snow, though forecast confidence remains low for that timeframe.
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One person was killed and another critically injured when two helicopters collided and crash-landed in Hammonton, New Jersey, on Sunday morning, authorities said.
The Hammonton Police Department told Fox News Digital that it received calls of an aviation crash at approximately 11:25 a.m. involving two helicopters in the area of the 100 block of Basin Road.
Police, fire and EMS responded, extinguishing one helicopter that was engulfed in flames.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board have been notified and will investigate the crash, police said.
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Two helicopters collided Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Hammonton, N.J. (WTXF)
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Tahesha Way wrote on X that she has been updated on the midair collision.
The site of a deadly helicopter collision in Hammonton, N.J., on Dec. 28, 2025. (WTXF)
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“The Atlantic County Office of Emergency Management, Hammonton Police Department, and @NJSP personnel are on the scene,” she said.
This is a breaking news story; check back for updates.
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