The global maternal mortality rate (MMR) has been trending downward, while the US MMR has been increasing. When the US MMR data is disaggregated by race, it becomes apparent that the burden of the MMR is carried by Black mamas. Controlling images of Black women were created during chattel slavery to justify the control and exploitation of their bodies for profit and power. These stereotypes persist to this day in the collective social consciousness, and these racist, classist images have permeated the interactions Black mamas have with others. This paper contextualizes the racial disparity by grounding itself in the role of the physician during chattel slavery and the orientation of physicians towards enslaved African mothers. This analysis...
Black women in the United States (U.S.) disproportionately experience adverse pregnancy outcomes, in...
Minority women, specifically, African American women are more likely to die during childbirth than C...
Minority women, specifically, African American women are more likely to die during childbirth than C...
Black mothers in the United States have significantly higher mortality rates than all other American...
In the United States, Black women are 3-4x more likely to die a pregnancy related death compared to ...
Abstract The drastic difference in Black maternal mortality rates (MMR) compared to White MMR has be...
While sociologists have long explored health and illness, much of it has been androcentric and White...
The United States has the most alarming rates of maternal mortality compared to other developed nati...
This paper addresses the concern of racial disparities in maternal healthcare diving into the socioe...
Introduction: The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) i...
Introduction: The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) i...
This paper explores possible reasons why Black women in the United States experience a higher matern...
This article utilizes an intersectional approach to examine the causes and realities of the dismal s...
Approximately 700 women die from pregnancy-related complications in the United States every year (Pe...
Minority women, specifically, African American women are more likely to die during childbirth than C...
Black women in the United States (U.S.) disproportionately experience adverse pregnancy outcomes, in...
Minority women, specifically, African American women are more likely to die during childbirth than C...
Minority women, specifically, African American women are more likely to die during childbirth than C...
Black mothers in the United States have significantly higher mortality rates than all other American...
In the United States, Black women are 3-4x more likely to die a pregnancy related death compared to ...
Abstract The drastic difference in Black maternal mortality rates (MMR) compared to White MMR has be...
While sociologists have long explored health and illness, much of it has been androcentric and White...
The United States has the most alarming rates of maternal mortality compared to other developed nati...
This paper addresses the concern of racial disparities in maternal healthcare diving into the socioe...
Introduction: The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) i...
Introduction: The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) i...
This paper explores possible reasons why Black women in the United States experience a higher matern...
This article utilizes an intersectional approach to examine the causes and realities of the dismal s...
Approximately 700 women die from pregnancy-related complications in the United States every year (Pe...
Minority women, specifically, African American women are more likely to die during childbirth than C...
Black women in the United States (U.S.) disproportionately experience adverse pregnancy outcomes, in...
Minority women, specifically, African American women are more likely to die during childbirth than C...
Minority women, specifically, African American women are more likely to die during childbirth than C...