Addressing Black Maternal Health Disparities

Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality - CDC

Hospitals and healthcare systems can: · Identify and address unconscious bias in healthcare. · Standardize coordination of care and response to ...

Black Maternal Health Disparities: Understanding and Resources

It is important to address the mental well-being of expectant and new Black mothers. Providing Black women with access to mental health care ...

Solving the Black Maternal Health Crisis | Johns Hopkins

Sixty-five percent of Black birthing people in the U.S. rely on Medicaid—the joint state and federal health care program for low-income ...

Addressing Black Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States

These efforts should include reinforcement of preconception and postpartum care to target racial disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality ...

Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health - KFF

A 2023 KFF survey found that about one in five (21%) Black women say they have been treated unfairly by a health care provider or staff because ...

Strategies to Improve Black Maternal Health Outcomes and Advance ...

With most maternal deaths being preventable, it's crucial that Black women feel safe, respected and heard during their pregnancy. Addressing the ...

Black Women's Maternal Health

To address the racism, ableism, and other structural inequities that undermine Black birthing people's health, delivering respectful, whole-person care should ...

Addressing Black maternal health disparities in Delaware

Black maternal health disparities continue to be a pressing issue that demands urgent attention. Despite advances in healthcare, Black mothers continue to ...

Closing the Coverage Gap Would Improve Black Maternal Health

... health complications among Black people who give birth. Comprehensively addressing this challenge and the broader maternal health crisis ...

Urgent Call to Action: Addressing the Crisis of Black Maternal Health ...

Empowering black women to advocate for their own health and well-being is also a fundamental aspect of addressing black maternal health ...

Reducing Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality - PMC

Black women are three to four times more likely to die a pregnancy-related death as compared with white women.

Black Maternal Health in the U.S. - Tulane University

Black maternal health organizations are working to address the root causes of racial maternal health disparities and ensure that Black mothers ...

Health Experts Address Alarming Disparities in Black Maternal Health

Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women--a disparity that transcends education, socioeconomic status, and ...

How to reduce Black maternal mortality - UChicago Medicine

Maintain social support systems during, before and after pregnancy. Also don't forget to support your mental and spiritual health. Connect with ...

Addressing Inequities in Black Maternal Health Through Community ...

Community engagement is essential in addressing these disparities and improving Black maternal health outcomes.

State Strategies to Address the Black Maternal Health Crisis - NASHP

Systemic racism, a driver of these inequities, also fuels disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality – Black women are four-times more likely to die from ...

Eliminating Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Mortality

The detrimental impact of racism on African American women's mental, emotional, and physical health throughout the lifespan is well documented.

Cedars-Sinai, Partners Address Black Maternal Health

Cedars-Sinai initiatives to improve Black maternal health include lowering the rates of a common cause of death during childbirth, funding community partners.

Unveiling Racial Disparities and Charting a Path to Change (PiF)

This webinar explores the critical issue of Black maternal mortality, which has emerged as a distressing epidemic.

What drives Black maternal health inequities in the U.S.

Black women are three to four times more likely to die from complications surrounding pregnancy and childbirth than white women.