ArticleWorld journal of gynecology & womens health2019
Black Maternal Mortality-The Elephant in the Room.
Article in World journal of gynecology & womens health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Effects of a responsive parenting intervention on Black mothers' depressive symptoms postpartum: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2024Trial
- What are 40 Acres and a Mule Worth in the Twenty-First Century? A Rapid Review of Modern Reparative Initiatives to Address Socioeconomic and Health Inequality Among Black Americans.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Review
- The Voice Unheard: Women's Perception of Maternal Health Care Post-Flint Water Crisis.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- "She's Always Made Sure That We Had Black Doctors, Particularly Women Doctors If We Could… and How It Can Sometimes Be the Difference Between Life and Death." Black College Women's Reflections On Medical Racism As a Social Determinant of Health.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Strengthening community-based doula and clinician partnerships through implementation and dissemination science approaches: a mixed-methods pilot study.Implementation science communications · 2026Article
- Engaging intersectionality in medical education.Canadian medical education journal · 2026Review
- Visualizing the Maternal Health Journey for Learning Health Systems: Mixed Methods Combined Experience Approach.Journal of participatory medicine · 2026Article
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- Developmental life history transitions can be shaped by structural inequities: Insights from the sociology of race.Developmental biology · 2025Review
- Dismantling inequities to end the black maternal mortality crisis in the United States.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Maternal cardiovascular research and education should be prioritized in the United States.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2025Article
- Examining the role of social determinants of health in maternal mental health screening and treatment engagement during the perinatal period.Biology of sex differences · 2025Article
- Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Preconception Health Risk Factors and Access to Care.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2024Article
- Universal Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment in Pregnancy: Call to ActionJACC. Advances · 2024Review
- A Web-Based Intervention to Address Risk Factors for Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (MAMA LOVE): Development and Evaluation Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2023Article
- The Next Infodemic: Abortion Misinformation.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Cardio-Obstetrics: Moving Beyond Programming to Action.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023Article
- Birth Experiences, Breastfeeding, and the Mother-Child Relationship: Evidence from a Large Sample of Mothers.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2022Article
- Reimagining Racial Trauma as a Barrier to Breastfeeding Versus Childhood Trauma and Depression Among African American Mothers.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
Maternal mortality is on the rise in the United States and it disproportionately affects black women. The reasons for this staggering discrepancy hinge on three central issues: First, black women are more likely to have pre-existing cardiovascular morbidity that increase the risk of maternal mortality. Second, black women are more likely to experience adverse pregnancy outcomes which puts them at risk for developing long-term cardiovascular disease. Third, racial bias of providers and perceived racial discrimination from patients (the elephant in the room) impacts black patients' trust in their providers and the medical community at large. Reducing black maternal mortality involves a multi-tiered approach involving the patient, provider and public health policy.
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