Pregnant while Black : advancing justice for maternal health in America /

"A tragedy is unfolding all around us and is receiving well overdue attention. Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy than their white peers. But Dr. Monique Rainford is working to better understand these disparities and do something about them. Pregnant While Black is a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rainford, Monique (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : Broadleaf Books, [2023]
Temas:
Maternal health services > United States.
African American women > Medical care.
Prenatal care > Social aspects > United States.
Social justice.
Maternal Health Services
Parturition > ethnology
Black or African American > ethnology
Pregnant Women > ethnology
Social Justice
Maternal health services.
Prenatal care > Social aspects.
United States
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Why Black mothers are dying in America
  • Black women and fertility: how is the system failing them?
  • A deep dive into miscarriages and why they affect Black women more
  • Navigating the healthcare system: the added burden
  • Preterm birth story: how the disparity perpetuates
  • Multiple gestation: how many Black babies will survive?
  • Preeclampsia/hypertensive disorders: too common for Black women
  • Stillbirth: the searing pain of loss and why Black women suffer more
  • Low birthweight babies: what's in a number?
  • Social support for Black pregnant women and the role of the father
  • Sickle cell disease and lupus: ignored and undertreated
  • Mental health challenges: the silent pandemic
  • Covid-19 and the effect on Black pregnant women
  • The route of delivery
  • The postpartum experience: the care that ends too quickly
  • The newborn tax on Black children
  • The ray of hope.

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