Pregnancy-related complications have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what needs to be done.
are still to blame amidst a myriad of health system and societal issues — including but not limited to chronic health conditions, racial inequities, and healthcare system biases."When it comes to racial disparities in childbirth complications, the pandemic has only sent us further in the wrong direction, and we were in a bad place to begin with," Kim Keck, president and CEO of BCBSA,.
that Black folx in America are over three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white people, and as this latest study shows, things don’t seem to be getting much better. BCBSA examined childbirth complication rates in close to 11 million U.S. births and found that Black, Latina and Asian women have higher rates ofthan white women do. This is regardless of their age or the type of health insurance they have.
“One’s race or ethnicity should not determine how likely you are to suffer from pregnancy-related complications. We must address deep-rooted issues like implicit bias and systemic racism that cause these disparities in the first place,” Dr. Adam Myers, senior vice president and chief clinical transformation officer for BCBSA, said in the same statement.
Achieving better outcomes also means continuing to support those in our community who are addressing these issues, especially
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