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Mashup Score: 1Maternal Mortality in the United States: A Primer - 3 year(s) ago
A decades-long focus on improving hospital maternity care may have diminished the importance of community-based care and overlooked racial/ethnic disparities.
Source: www.commonwealthfund.orgCategories: Latest Headlines, PayerTweet
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Mashup Score: 10Our Black maternal health crisis is an American tragedy - 3 year(s) ago
Black women are at least three times more likely than white women to die as a result of pregnancy. We must tackle this national calamity together.
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The U.S. suffers from a higher maternal mortality rate than any other developed country, with Black women at least 3x more likely to die than white women. @subailey advocates for immediate action to reduce deaths linked to pregnancy and childbirth. https://t.co/UOvb2SNFUh #BMHW21
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Mashup Score: 1We Didn’t Create the Black Maternal Health Crisis, But We Are Stepping Up To Solve It - 3 year(s) ago
For too long, Black people have been blamed for the health disparities and poor health outcomes that systemic racism has wrought on our communities and our bodies. It is time to put the onus on the system itself and the policies that govern much of it.
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“The Black maternal health crisis is not one that Black people created but it is one that we are stepping up to solve.” - @LaurieZephyrin in @Essence #BMHW21 https://t.co/i7H6hSJxqS
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Mashup Score: 0Maternal Mortality in the United States: A Primer - 3 year(s) ago
A decades-long focus on improving hospital maternity care may have diminished the importance of community-based care and overlooked racial/ethnic disparities.
Source: www.commonwealthfund.orgCategories: Latest Headlines, PayerTweet-
Rates of maternal death in the United States are disturbingly high. Solving this problem will require policy and practice changes that improve hospital and community care for all women while advancing racial equity. https://t.co/fqN4dt6s1G #BMHW21
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Mashup Score: 9Respectful Maternity Care: Shifting Medical Education And Practice Toward An Anti-Racist Framework | Health Affairs Blog - 3 year(s) ago
Respectful maternal care can improve provider-patient relations and improve outcomes for Black people who give birth.
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In their new blog post, @doccrearperry, Carmen Green, and Kiara Cruz of @BirthEquity argue that respectful #MaternalCare can improve provider-patient relations and improve outcomes for Black people who give birth. #BMHW21 #BlackMaternalHealthWeek https://t.co/6BFsH4q9qE
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Mashup Score: 8We Didn’t Create the Black Maternal Health Crisis, But We Are Stepping Up To Solve It - 3 year(s) ago
For too long, Black people have been blamed for the health disparities and poor health outcomes that systemic racism has wrought on our communities and our bodies. It is time to put the onus on the system itself and the policies that govern much of it.
Source: EssenceCategories: Latest Headlines, PayerTweet-
In a new op-ed for @Essence, @LaurieZephryin examines the Black maternal health crisis in the U.S. and how Black women are stepping up to combat it. #BMHW21 https://t.co/i7H6hSJxqS
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Mashup Score: 9Tracking State Policies to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes - 3 year(s) ago
New data and interactive maps on state maternal health policies that promote high-quality care.
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Medicaid is the health insurer for 45% of births in the United States and 66% of all births to Black mothers. This resource identifies policies for improving #maternalhealth outcomes. https://t.co/9DvSCyXLev #BMHW21
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Mashup Score: 2
The number of women who die in the U.S. because of complications related to pregnancy is shockingly high – nearly 30 deaths for every 100,000 births each year. But some women die at higher rates than others: the maternal mortality rate for black women is three to four times higher than it is for white women. On this episode of The Dose, the Commonwealth Fund’s Laurie Zephyrin, M.D., and Akeiisa…
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“When we look at maternal mortality, we see significant differences in outcomes, and those outcomes vary based on race. ...And recent data shows black women almost three to four times that of white women.” - @LaurieZephyrin https://t.co/ATenOoZcOo #BMHW21 https://t.co/WqUyiDp7w5
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Mashup Score: 4Maternal Mortality in the United States: A Primer - 3 year(s) ago
A decades-long focus on improving hospital maternity care may have diminished the importance of community-based care and overlooked racial/ethnic disparities.
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While educational advancement is often seen as protective in terms of health, that’s not the case for Black mothers. Five times as many Black mothers with a college education die as white mothers with a college education. https://t.co/fqN4dt6s1G #BMHW21
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Mashup Score: 2Maternal Mortality in the United States: A Primer - 3 year(s) ago
A decades-long focus on improving hospital maternity care may have diminished the importance of community-based care and overlooked racial/ethnic disparities.
Source: www.commonwealthfund.orgCategories: Latest Headlines, PayerTweet-
Compared with white women, non-Hispanic Black women were more likely to report: *Being treated unfairly & with disrespect by providers due to race *Not having decision autonomy during labor & delivery *Feeling pressured to have a cesarean section https://t.co/fqN4dt6s1G #BMHW21
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ICYMI: A Black mother with a college education is at 60% greater risk for a maternal death than a white or Hispanic woman with less than a high school education. https://t.co/fqN4dt6s1G #BMHW21