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Solving the Black Maternal Health Crisis - Johns Hopkins

(4 days ago) WEBPolicy Solutions . 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 …

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/solving-the-black-maternal-health-crisis

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Structural Racism and Maternal Health Among Black Women

(2 days ago) WEBThe United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among comparable countries in the developed world. 1 While the overall rate of 17.4 per 100,000 live births …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1073110520958875

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Black Maternal Mortality-The Elephant in the Room - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBMaternal mortality is a growing problem in the United States. Black maternal mortality is 4x higher and is a public health crisis. It is a problem for Black American women and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7384760/

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Health in colour: black women, racism, and maternal health

(2 days ago) WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to the racial reckoning that took place in the summer of 2020, has placed racial disparities at the forefront of contemporary …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/article/PIIS2667-193X(22)00225-3/fulltext

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Using mHealth to reduce disparities in Black maternal health

(3 days ago) WEBOver the last decade, maternal mortality rates in the United States have significantly decreased, but not for Black women. 1,2 Black women are three to four …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17455057241239769

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Clinicians' Perspectives on Racism and Black Women's Maternal …

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Inequities in adverse maternal and child health outcomes persist in the United States. Black women are three to four times more likely to experience complications …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9148644/

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Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality

(1 days ago) WEBWorking Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality. Print. April 8, 2024. Black Maternal Health Week is recognized each year from April 11-17 to bring attention and action in improving Black maternal …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/features/maternal-mortality/index.html

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Targeting bias to improve maternal care and outcomes for Black …

(3 days ago) WEBBlack women in the USA face significant inequities in maternal mortality and morbidity. They die from pregnancy-related deaths at a rate three to four times higher …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30312-6/fulltext

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Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health: …

(6 days ago) WEBStark racial disparities in maternal and infant health in the U.S. have persisted for decades despite continued advancements in medical care. The disparate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/racial-disparities-in-maternal-and-infant-health-current-status-and-efforts-to-address-them/

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Confronting racism in Black maternal health care in the …

(Just Now) WEBAccording to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges, as of July 2019, only 5% of US doctors identified as Black or African American. Data show that Black patients fare better …

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-04409-6

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Focusing on maternity and postpartum care for Black mothers …

(1 days ago) WEBPromising interventions. Research has shown that mental health care services are most effective when they are integrated into maternity services to reduce …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/10/better-care-black-mothers

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Listen to the Whispers before They Become Screams: Addressing …

(3 days ago) WEB1. Introduction. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 50,000 women in the United States (U.S.) suffer from pregnancy …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9914526/

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Mortality in the United

(7 days ago) WEBObjectives. To better understand racial and ethnic disparities in US maternal mortality. Methods. We analyzed 2016–2017 vital statistics mortality data with cause-of-death …

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306375

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

(4 days ago) WEBThe United States is the only industrialized nation where Black maternal health is getting worse, said Donna Bryson, a U.S. national affairs editor for the Reuters …

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/population-care/what-drives-black-maternal-health-inequities-us

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Childbirth Is Deadlier for Black Families Even When They’re Rich

(3 days ago) WEBThis finding suggests that the American medical system has the ability to save many of the lives of babies with early health risks, but that those benefits can be …

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/12/upshot/child-maternal-mortality-rich-poor.html

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African American Women's Maternal Healthcare Experiences: A …

(1 days ago) WEBStructural barriers and different forms of marginalization continue to limit Black women's access to quality healthcare services. Through critical race theory, we examine what …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33601991/

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Heat Waves Make Pregnancy More Dangerous, Exacerbate …

(Just Now) WEBBlack doulas and midwives are a small but growing population determined to improve Black maternal health, said Maya Jackson, the founder of Mobilizing African …

https://truthout.org/articles/heat-waves-make-pregnancy-more-dangerous-exacerbate-maternal-health-disparities/

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The South Can Be a Dangerous Place To Be Black and Pregnant

(2 days ago) WEBIn much of the developed world, dying while pregnant or delivering a child is practically unknown. In Australia, for example, there were just 3 maternal deaths for …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/health-brief-southern-black-women-maternal-mortality/

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Beyond Birth: Exploring Stories of Motherhood and Health Care

(8 days ago) WEBThe inaugural episode of Beyond Birth features Stacy Garrett-Ray, M.D., senior vice president and chief community impact officer at Ascension Health, and how …

https://www.aha.org/news/blog/2024-05-28-beyond-birth-exploring-stories-motherhood-and-health-care

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UB and Oishei Hospital Part of Clinical Trial on Pregnancy-Related

(9 days ago) WEB“Maternal health is one of the most important health priorities for the African American community. Hypertension, as well as the social determinants of …

https://www.buffalo.edu/campaign/priorities-and-goals/new-themes-parent-page/experiential-learning.host.html/content/shared/smbs/news/2023/12/waters-pregnancy-hypertension-18918.detail.html

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Ga. panel on maternal deaths wants Medicaid to cover more poor …

(7 days ago) WEBThe risk for African-American women is three times higher than for others. since obesity increases the chance of health problems that threaten maternal mortality, …

https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/panel-maternal-deaths-wants-medicaid-cover-more-poor-moms/u2DhNhod6rbLzr1NRaDmFN/

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Neurodevelopment and Metabolism in the Maternal-Placental …

(8 days ago) WEBKey Points. Question Are metabolomes in the maternal-placental-fetal unit associated with each other and subsequent neurodevelopmental outcomes?. Findings In …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2819065

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EmblemHealth Statement of Support: Maternal Mental Health …

(Just Now) WEBMost patients identify as racial minorities, with 45% of patients seen identifying as Black or African American and 20% of patients as Hispanic or Latino. …

https://lift.emblemhealth.com/public-health/statement-support-maternal-mental-health-awareness-month

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Reducing Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality

(3 days ago) WEBPersistent Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States. Black women are more likely to die than white women and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5915910/

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The South can be a dangerous place to be Black and pregnant

(4 days ago) WEBGood morning. I’m Lauren Sausser, a KFF Health News reporter based in Charleston, S.C. I cover health-care news across the South, which unfortunately means …

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/24/south-can-be-dangerous-place-black-women-be-pregnant/

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New Stockton mural sends message about maternal health - KCRA …

(2 days ago) WEBA new mural in Stockton is bringing awareness to health disparities for African-American mothers and babies. The mural is located at the Taft Community …

https://www.kcra.com/article/new-stockton-mural-maternal-health/60930887

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Socioeconomic and residence-based inequalities in adolescent …

(9 days ago) WEBDespite the advancement in sexual and reproductive healthcare services and several public health measures aimed at controlling fertility rates, countries in sub …

https://reproductive-health-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12978-024-01806-0

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Association of Black Cardiologists Saving the Hearts & Minds of a

(1 days ago) WEBThe Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) is delighted to announce the publication of “Promoting Cardiovascular Health Equity: Association of Black Cardiologists Practical …

https://abcardio.org/

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TRANSforming Gender Identity Data Collection and …

(2 days ago) WEBIn this issue of Pediatrics, Kahn et al 1 seek to identify gender diverse youth (GDY) using the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a biennial survey conducted by the …

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2024-065932/197285/TRANSforming-Gender-Identity-Data-Collection-and

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Infant Feeding for Persons Living With and at Risk for HIV in the

(4 days ago) WEBPediatricians and pediatric health care professionals caring for infants born to people living with and at risk for HIV infection are likely to be involved in providing …

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2024-066843/197305/Infant-Feeding-for-Persons-Living-With-and-at-Risk

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A Systematic Policy Review of Black Maternal Health-Related …

(3 days ago) WEBBackground: Black women in the United States experience maternal mortality three to four times more often than white women (1, 2).States vary in degree of …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8566737/

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The Relationship Among Health Beliefs, Depressive Symptoms,

(2 days ago) WEBextensively studied collectively in relation to hypertension medication adherence in African Americans. Objective: To determine the associations among demographic and clinical …

https://journals.lww.com/jcnjournal/Abstract/2019/01000/The_Relationship_Among_Health_Beliefs,_Depressive.9.aspx

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Anti-abortion OB-GYN added to Texas maternal mortality committee

(9 days ago) WEBThe Texas health department has appointed a vocal anti-abortion OB-GYN who helped defend the state’s abortion laws to a state committee that investigates …

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/health/article/anti-abortion-maternal-mortality-deaths-19468740.php

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A longitudinal study of blood pressure variability in Africa - LWW

(7 days ago) WEBMethods. Twenty-four-hour ambulatory blood pressure was measured up to 12 times over a 15-year period in 344 European Americans and 297 African–Americans with an …

https://journals.lww.com/jhypertension/Abstract/2010/04000/A_longitudinal_study_of_blood_pressure_variability.16.aspx

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Maternal smoking during pregnancy: A scientometric analysis of …

(9 days ago) WEBThe 100 most-cited articles on maternal smoking during pregnancy were published on Scopus from 1971 to 2018, including 83 articles and 17 reviews. The total …

https://journals.co.za/doi/full/10.7196/SAJPH.2023.v6i3.761

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Injustices in Black Maternal Health: A Call for Different Research

(3 days ago) WEBWe can understand maternal health as a continuum, with optimal pregnancy outcomes for the mother on one end of the spectrum, and maternal Inter …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9058078/

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Exploring health disparities in prostate cancer through circulating

(8 days ago) WEB1603 Background: African American men (AAM) suffer from the highest rates of prostate cancer in the world. In addition, AAM experience the highest rates of …

https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.2024.42.16_suppl.1603

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