A searing United Nations Population Fund report highlights how Black women and girls face racism in health systems in the Americas and are often disadvantaged 'before, during and after pregnancy'US - Black women throughout the Americas -- and in particular the United States -- face healthcare mistreatment due to"systemic racism," leading to high death rates during childbirth, the United Nations warned Wednesday.
"Structural racism and sexism are evident in maternal health disparities that exist across income levels and national and regional borders," the report said. High maternal mortality among Black women in the Americas is often attributed to"their individual failure to seek timely treatment, poor lifestyle choices or hereditary predispositions," the UNFPA said.