Maternal death rates are on the rise in the U.S., spiking significantly in 2021, according to a recent report from the CDC. However, Black moms in particular are nearly three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women.
found that rates of mistreatment of pregnant women of color during pregnancy and childbirth are consistently higher than that of white women and include “being shouted at, scolded or threatened,” as well as “being ignored, refused or receiving no response to requests for help.
”in 2022 that “racism, not race, drives health inequities and leads to adverse health outcomes,” and that these racial inequities in obstetrics and gynecology can’t be changed “without addressing all aspects of racism and racial bias, including sociopolitical forces that perpetuate racism.” ACOG added: “We have an obligation to work to overhaul currently unjust systems that perpetuate unacceptable racial inequities in health outcomes.
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Olympic sprinter Tori Bowie's cause of death was complications of childbirth: AutopsyBowie was estimated to be eight months pregnant and showing signs of undergoing labor when she was discovered dead on May 2, the report from the medical examiner's office said.
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Olympic sprinter Tori Bowie's cause of death was complications of childbirth: AutopsyBowie was estimated to be eight months pregnant and showing signs of undergoing labor when she was discovered dead on May 2, the report from the medical examiner's office said.
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Olympic sprinter Tori Bowie's cause of death was complications of childbirth: AutopsyBowie was estimated to be eight months pregnant and showing signs of undergoing labor when she was discovered dead on May 2, the report from the medical examiner's office said.
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Olympic sprinter Tori Bowie's cause of death was complications of childbirth: AutopsyBowie was estimated to be eight months pregnant and showing signs of undergoing labor when she was discovered dead on May 2, the report from the medical examiner's office said.
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Olympic sprinter Tori Bowie's cause of death was complications of childbirth: AutopsyBowie was estimated to be eight months pregnant and showing signs of undergoing labor when she was discovered dead on May 2, the report from the medical examiner's office said.
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