A new study that factored in both race and income found that money didn’t matter in maternal health care. During childbirth, the richest Black women are more likely to die than the poorest white women. NBC News’ Rehema Ellis talks to an OBGYN and a recent mother about the findings.
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This is sad that the system hate black women smh I’m glad she’s alive and doing well.
Perhaps its time to open hospitals that take black women seriously because the existing ones are not understanding the brief.
Find a midwife. Stop going to hospitals with high death rates and incompetent doctors that are not trained in birth.
These problems are known to the AfAm community. It is one thing to tell the story, some are conditioned so much to anti-humanity norms this story may get few views and does it matter without a discussion about strategy and solutions? Otherwise, it is just another highlight on how racism has destroyed the fabric of all of us, even those who vow to do no harm.
What they said is true. I knew something was wrong with my heart for years, but no doctor would listen or run the right test. The ER wouldn't run any test, although my BP was extremely low every time I went. I was only given BP medicine that almost kill@d me. It took me passing out and being rushed to the ER for testing to be done. Found out that my EF was at 12%, and I was near death. I was hospitalized for 2 months, diagnosed with CHF, and almost needed a heart transplant. Now I have an ICD on my heart. If you know something's wrong with you, go to multiple doctors until you find one they'll take you seriously.
Is she even a real doctor? Because of racism? Who wants to bet she got her job because of affirmative action. This is bias reporting. The reason seems to be because the black women don't listen to their doctors and do whatever they want.
Negative health outcomes? Do you mean deaths? Naming one thing soft doesn't change it. ITS DEATH NOT A NEGATIVE HEALTH OUTCOME.
I saw this somewhere. If a doc refuses to run a test, have them write that they refused in your chart. They'll run the test every time.
Humanity's sick obsession with skin color will be our down fall.
This was taught to be in health class when I was a preteen in the late 2000s. The fact we’re still having to deal with the fact black womens concerns is disturbing.
Health care bias is rampant in the US and extends well beyond maternity care.
Well, that’s because of things conducted on black people in the US from experiments, sterilizations, ignoring their health concerns when they try to seek medical advice etc. Recently, someone blew the whistle on them doing the same thing to Hispanic women coming across the border that were detained and forced sterilization without consent or their acknowledgment. Plus, that doesn’t account for the world’s population. White women in the US recently had the lowest birth rate in which prompted the reversal Roe V Wade. Most importantly, for all women, can we talk about the effects of the 💉🫢
As an African (kenyan),you'd think blk Americans would have their own everything by now. They are so proud & arrogant for nothing. Imagine thinking you are the kings & queens of earth,just to realize you can't even heal yourself without a brilliant white man and/or white woman teaching you. Humble yourselves. You are not queens and kings. You are not even east African
Wish they would have used a youthful woman to try to make their point and not a 41 yr old pregnant person
Where's the link to this "groundbreaking study"?
And there are people who would have us believe that we live in a post-racial society. Scientific studies tell you all that you need to know.
41 years old?
I would need to see a study of this in other countries with similar income rates.
Epic
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I was pregnant with my first child. I had severe pain and cramping. I could barely walk. The white lady obgyn treated me like trash. She literally said, "you have to go we are busy and there's nothing wrong with you". A few hours later I was back in the ER. I had a placental abruption and I was 10 centimeters dilated at 30 weeks. Thank god my son and I survived. I often think about that though and know that doctor did not give a blip about me or my baby. She didn't even bother to check me. Literally held the door open while tapping her foot.
These doctors need to be replaced with AI. Computers don’t see color. You don’t need to pay a computer buku bucks.
Finally someone willing to admit it! Black people go to same hospitals and doctors as the rich white people and get treated less than human.
I also suspect the healthcare and medical industries are still experimenting on black folk testing how certain issues can go if left untreated and/or the long term side effects of medicines The whole entire healthcare don't take Black Folks seriously on any issues …. Lowest quality care possible no matter the insurance , Low Ball Settlements,If Any …
Isn't that Kameelah from The Real World (MTV)???
To those saying Blk women are more obese, HBP, diabetic, and that (not racism) is why we die more than other groups of women. The results of an NCBI study concluded: "Consistent with prior literature, we found racial/ethnic disparities in a variety of adverse outcomes and increased rates of adverse outcomes among women who are overweight and women with obesity. However, the joint impacts of maternal race/ethnicity and obesity were not uniform, varying among racial groups and also by the specific outcome being analyzed…there was evidence of racial disparities among normal-weight women, which attenuated or disappeared with increasing BMI category. This was the case with Asian-American women and GDM, African-American and Hispanic women and preeclampsia, and all racial/ethnic minority women and primary cesarean delivery. This suggests that while racial/ethnic disparities exist in these outcomes, white women who are overweight and white women with obesity have a steeper gradient of risk increase with increasing BMI, effectively leveling off racial/ethnic disparities at high BMIs. This trend was confirmed in the race/ethnicity-stratified models, which found that white women had generally higher odds ratios associated with obesity (e.g., for GDM, preeclampsia, and primary cesarean delivery), as compared to their racial/ethnic minority counterparts."
This study proves, how in some areas, White women are more at risk for certain factors than ALL groups. It outlined what each group is more predisposed to during their pregnancy, and oddly enough, us Black women didn't outright have the highest risk due to complications arising from obesity, GDM, etc. So that PROVES us Black women are not the group who's the most at risk from certain conditions like obesity, HBP, etc that complicate pregnancy, and yet STILL we die more than any other group of American women. So that clearly proves our Blackness is what's getting us killed. We're not substantially more at risk from complications than other races of women, and yet even we're wealthy and in excellent health condition, we're more likely to die than any other group of women.
So please stop the gaslighting and let's be honest, call it what it is. Racism.
Find a black OBGYN. At this point, that's the best advice you can get that'll likely save you & your baby's life
I'd be terrified to live and have babies in a racist country like the USA.
Your enthusiasm is contagious, I can't help but smile! 😃🌟
Nice to see that education has no factor in general service. That people will see such biases and prejudice no matter what their income levels are. It's almost as if we do need such classes as critical race theory. To teach the world of both tolerances and harmony. Next to civil rights idk what else there is to do besides dismantle the Republican party cos they do have a majority of influence and say on such matters.
Alot of black girls under 25 be having 4 kids so it could be fake news
This is why it sucks being white, you're more likely to be racist than other races.
(This comment is white man approve, so the rest of you can calm down.)
If this same thing happened to Serena Williams imagine a lesser known black woman trying to have a baby
We must continue to advocate for equal access to healthcare. This is crucial, as some women are hours from their nearest hospital or clinic. This can mean that some women go without seeing a doctor or are unable due to transportation or physical distance *literally*. This could be during pregnancy and after birth. These are the hardest times for women and postpartum depression and medical complications are no joke!! Black women deserve and have a right to access these resources and be treated with dignity and respect. There also needs to be an increase in education in why access to resources like this ARE important and needed. We need to work together to bring resources to communities in need. Thank you for bringing light to this topic. Especially when mentioning the difference in care while in the same institution. Please continue the conversation. The maternal mortality rate for black women in the US is alarming and needs to be brought to attention of everyone.
The 1st time someone said that he had a message from a spirit (deity, etc) for the leader, it was "reasonable" to invite the man for a cup of tea. It's 2023 now: did he make tea extinct yet? Why did all the black people invite him for tea?
guess if black people only go to black barbers…. black patients need to find black doctors too..
This is so disturbing… Thank you for shedding light on this story. Just because people are deemed "professional" doesn't mean their biases stop when their at work. This is why I don't trust many doctors. I hate this happened to her but I'm glad she and her baby are healthy.
Majority of black baby's aborted that's negative that's true racism.
Proof that the black gene pool is defective.
There are plenty of studies that show doctors and nurses ignoring complaints, requests, asking for help, healthcare, and medication, from black patients. Really surprised not to hear more of those studies referenced here. It’s not just one source, it is widespread.