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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 Americans—for pregnancy and postpartum care, compared to 42% of all U.S. mothers …

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

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Working Together to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality

(1 days ago) WEBThe Office of Health Equity (OHE) Mission: Advance health equity and women’s health issues across the nation through CDC’s science and programs, and increase CDC’s capacity to leverage its …

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

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Why are Black maternal mortality rates so high?

(1 days ago) WEBMaternal mortality rates: Black vs. white in the U.S. Based on most recent estimates, non-Hispanic Black women are 2.6 times more likely to die from pregnancy …

https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/pregnancy/black-maternal-mortality-rate/

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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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Racial justice in maternal health: How to reduce Black …

(Just Now) WEBSystemic racism impacts every aspect of healthcare. It begins before birth and continues until death. Black babies are more than twice as likely as white babies to …

https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/womens-health-articles/2023/april/disparities-black-maternal-health

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Structural Racism and Maternal Health Among Black …

(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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The Black Maternal Mortality Crisis and Why It Remains …

(5 days ago) WEBThe U.S. has the worst maternal mortality rate of high-income countries globally, and the numbers have only grown. According to a new study published in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/05/1186019422/the-black-maternal-mortality-crisis-and-why-it-remains-an-issue

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Racial Disparities in Maternal Health U.S. Commission on …

(9 days ago) WEBSeptember 15, 2021. This report examines the federal role in addressing racial disparities in maternal health, including negative pregnancy-related health …

https://www.usccr.gov/reports/2021/racial-disparities-maternal-health

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Maternal Mortality in the …

(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 …

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

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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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Systemic racism, a key risk factor for maternal death and illness

(4 days ago) WEBResearchers at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and many others, have recently highlighted the current understanding of a national problem: …

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/2021/systemic-racism-key-risk-factor-maternal-death-and-illness

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Focusing on maternity and postpartum care for Black mothers …

(1 days ago) WEBThe United States has long struggled with having one of the highest maternal mortality rates among wealthy and industrialized nations. And, the number of people in …

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

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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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Black Women's Maternal Health - National Partnership for Women …

(8 days ago) WEBAnd while Black women have among the highest labor-force participation rate of all women (62.0 percent in 2022, compared to 58.1 percent for women overall), Black women …

https://nationalpartnership.org/report/black-womens-maternal-health/

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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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GAO-23-105871, MATERNAL HEALTH: Outcomes Worsened …

(4 days ago) WEB• The maternal death rate for Black or African-American (not Hispanic or Latina) women was 44.0 per 100,000 live births in 2019, then increased to We also received a …

https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-23-105871.pdf

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Black Maternal and Infant Health: Historical Legacies of Slavery

(3 days ago) WEBSince the 1990s, research on maternal and infant death disparities has increasingly pointed to structural racism in society at large as a stressor that harms African American …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6727302/

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FACTSHEET: BLACK MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH

(8 days ago) WEBthe U.S.2 Maternal mental health problems are considered a major global public health challenge;2 worldwide, about 10% of pregnant women and 13% of women who have …

https://blackmamasmatter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Factsheet-Black-Maternal-Mental-Health.pdf

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Why Black women are less likely to survive pregnancy, and what's …

(3 days ago) WEBIt's the same week three members of Congress introduced legislation called the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 aimed at reducing ethnic and racial …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2021/02/10/why-black-women-are-less-likely-to-survive-pregnancy-and-whats-being-done-about-it

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

(3 days ago) WEBAn analysis of two million births in California, the first research of its size to include both race and income, shows the best medical care for mothers and babies is …

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

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Federal Public Policy and Legislative Solutions for Improving …

(1 days ago) WEBBlack Maternal Health Momnibus Act (H.R. 959/S. 346), which seeks to end preventable among African American infants3. As mentioned previously, we supported the …

https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2021/04/Federal-maternal-health-policies_April%202021.pdf

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US maternal mortality rates fell in 2022 after 3 years of increases

(4 days ago) WEBMaternal mortality rates also fell significantly for several racial/ethnic groups in 2022 including Black, white and Hispanic women. However, the 2022 rate for …

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/us-maternal-mortality-rates-fell-2022-after-3/story?id=109821531

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Biden-Harris Administration Invests $105 Million in Community …

(Just Now) WEBToday’s Healthy Start funding announcement will support the health care and social needs of moms and babies in high need communities to help improve community …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/29/biden-harris-administration-invests-105-million-community-based-organizations-improve-maternal-infant-health-across-country.html

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Black Perinatal Mental Health: Prioritizing Maternal Mental Health …

(3 days ago) WEBBlack mothers experience a higher prevalence of maternal mental health issues, including postpartum depression and anxiety, in comparison to the United …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9098970/

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BHP move to buy Anglo American threatens to hasten City exodus

(3 days ago) WEB‘Staggering’ rise in women with reproductive health issues near DRC cobalt mines – study 28 Mar 2024 Anglo American’s platinum arm to cut 3,700 jobs as metal’s …

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/25/bhp-moves-to-buy-anglo-american-mining-group

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