A perfect storm of factors has led to huge disparities in maternal health — from the historical links between racism and gynaecology, to the systemic erasure of America’s Black midwives Learn more in this new podcast, co-produced by Nature and sciam
A perfect storm of factors has led to huge racial disparities in maternal health care. In the United States, as abortion clinics continue to close, this inequity is projected to widen.
In this podcast from, we hear from leading academics unpacking the racism at the heart of the system. From the historical links between slavery and gynaecology to the systematic erasure of America’s Black midwives. What is behind the Black maternal mortality crisis, and what needs to change?
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