The United States experiences the highest rates of maternal mortality and illness among developed nations, disproportionately impacting Black women and birthing people. Missouri is no exception, with racial disparities in healthcare posing an active threat to Black women’s health...
"We know that disparities in Black maternal health affect or are connected to disparities for Black infants, including preterm birth and low birth weights," Thompson said. "And so, for me, this is one of the most urgent needs when it comes to the health of women and children." In Flynn...
HealthFOX 2 DetroitBlack Maternal Health Week shines a light on racial disparities in OBGYN care When it comes to healthcare, the historical data highlighting racial disparities and inequities is undeniable. Dr. Dionne Dickerson says there are a multitude of reasons Black mothers are dying at such...
On the policy front, the Black Maternal Health Caucus hasput forward a number of bills advocating for health equity work tailored to maternal health. Other policy efforts have emphasized the role of Medicaid coverage, with several states stating they would extend the coverage perio...
black maternal healthracial disparitiessocial determinants of healthPurpose In this paper, we discuss the need to move beyond theoretical explorations of social determinants of health (SDoH) to addressing systemic racism and its effect on Black maternal health outcomes. We also address the importance ...
in the standard screening questions at hospital or clinic visits, especially among pregnant women or women planning to become pregnant,” Kovell said. “We still have a lot of work to do to understand and reverse the disparities in maternal mortality between white and ...
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Interventions aimed at addressing the maternal health crisis in the United States often fail to adequately address the needs of women of color – Black women in particular. "Countless studies point to the prevalence of racism and bias in provider care. Yet Black and brown birthing people, who...
Preliminary data suggests that black people are contracting severe cases of the new coronavirus at higher rates—here’s what these health disparities mean (and what they don’t).
disparities in maternal health care services [8,9]. A critical gap in our knowledge today is a detailed understanding of the root causes of these inequities and of the political and social dynamics that reinforce these inequities. In particular, we know very little about how class and gender ...