On the campaign trail, 2020 presidential hopefuls, Sen. Kamala Harris and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, are highlighting the disproportionately high rates of pregnancy-related deaths among black women — an issue health care providers and lawmakers increasingly are flagging as a crisis.
According to a study conducted by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, “considerable racial disparities in pregnancy-related mortality exist.” In the most recent data retrieved by the CDC, during 2011-2014, the pregnancy-related mortality ratios were 12.4 deaths per 100,000 live births for white women compared to the 40 deaths per 100,000 live births for black women.
“Even Serena Williams — a world-class tennis champion — was invisible in that moment. And this is a common theme throughout the stories we see of black women who have died from maternal complications,” Taylor added. 👇Read about @amprog's new report on what we must do to fight this public health crisis. https://t.co/Wv371LMWlR“Racism drives racial disparities in maternal mortality,” she told ABC News. “Black women’s pain and discomfort being ignored and the devaluation of black women in the health care system are just a few examples of how bias and racism manifest within the health care system.”
La puta.
Do you think that’s because most “black women” are married to “black men”?
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