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A new study that factored in both race and also earnings discovered that money really did not matter in mother's health care. During childbirth, the richest Black women are more likely to pass away than the poorest white women. NBC Information' Rehema Ellis speaks with an OBGYN as well as a recent mother about the searchings for.
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This is so true. We are hearing this over and over. Is anything being done to help black women?
USA: Most expensive healthcare and highest mother mortality rate.
Why would a doctor not see anemia and order a blood test?
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.
Prove it
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.
41 too old to be having babies
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?
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.
If this same thing happened to Serena Williams imagine a lesser known black woman trying to have a baby
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.
The U.S. also has the highest rate of obesity in the world (other than a handful of small islands) and one of the highest rates of diabetes. Those factors have a large bearing on maternal mortality rates.
Maternal mortality rates are high in the U.S. in general, and they’ve worsened over time. However, we also have an extremely high rate of obesity and severe obesity (the U.S. has the highest rate of obesity & severe obesity in the world other than a few islands) and diabetes. As these things have gotten worse, so has material mortality. Americans are also having babies later than in the past. This may also be a factor.
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 used to think that until a black female OB was really awful to me during labor I immediately asked for another and got a white male who saved my life. I would say find a good doctor period because we all know all skin folk ain’t kin folk
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.
Color of skin changes treatment of the person.
I think there are caring physicians of all races who are able to provide healthcare in a unbiased way. Maybe the most important thing is paying attention to your own experience with a particular doctor and being willing to find another if you don’t feel like you’re being heard or respected.
Wild right, I remember that with her.
I would need to see a study of this in other countries with similar income rates.
Yes, it’s called contraception 🙄
🤣 So glad I had the foresight not to have kids
Imagine using protection
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👏😂 GOOD.
@Brian KrogerWould you even believe if someone showed you the studies?
They’re
Right
@Paris Van-Del right
Health care bias is rampant in the US and extends well beyond maternity care.
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.
Nothing.. they let Bw die everyday.. trust
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.
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.
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.
they need to find a midwife and not an incompetent doctor.
even better find a midwife
That’s the problem. WHY???
This is sad that the system hate black women smh I’m glad she’s alive and doing well.
😂😂😂
@damnjustassignmeoneThe obesity epidemic is real, however, a new phenomenon. As the cost of living and two income households have become the norm. Dinners are no longer planned and cooked, rather taken on the go. The mortality rate of America, is that of a third world country. Women of colour historically have died at a significantly higher rate than they’re white counter part..
@Mo Butter The obesity problem in the US has been a major issue since at least the 1980s. So it’s really not so new anymore. And it’s not just obesity. Diabetes and hypertension, particularly if poorly controlled, are almost as much of an issue as diabetes in maternal mortality. African American women have historically had high rates of all three of these issues. And there’s evidence to say that African American women are more likely to have poorly controlled diabetes and hypertension (which correlates with education to a great extent). These factors have a large bearing on why African American women have higher mortality rates in pregnancy.
During 2007-2016 the CDC reported that Black and Native American Women had 100,000 maternal deaths compared to White, Hispanic, and Asian women. To put this more into perspective black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy cause than white women. This has been shown to be due to unconscious bias by healthcare professionals. Many people ask if it’s unconscious how do we fix it if we don’t know it’s there. One of the first steps many people take is to make it conscious realize bias that are had and work against it. There are many Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion classes now that can help with this. Not all classes are perfect but taking a class or educating ourselves towards disparities in healthcare is a start towards stopping some of these disparities. Realizing we have bias can be something that is vulnerable to a lot of us, and a lot of people feel attacked by accusations that they have bias, but it’s important to realize it’s not about us and having a bias happens to everyone the important thing is to work against it. Many people have said it best we need to humble ourselves and do the work. This story has shown that biases are affecting people’s life and healthcare. Working towards equitable healthcare will take a while due to not only bias, but structural racism put in place in the healthcare system. However, we still need to do the work to prevent these adverse health outcomes and make sure to not make this about us or an attack. Here are some resources by the CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/features/maternal-mortality/index.html#:~:text=Recognizing%20urgent%20maternal%20warning%20signs,prevent%20many%20pregnancy%2Drelated%20deaths.&text=Black%20women%20are%20three%20times,related%20cause%20than%20White%20women.
That’s not true. I had a black obgyn at the beginning of my pregnancy. I probably would have died if I kept her. I got a white male later and he was great. I still had a traumatic birth but he took all of my health concerns seriously.
I went to the OBED when I was pregnant because I had horrible food poisoning or a stomach flu don’t know. My obgyn told me to go because I hadn’t been able to keep anything down for a long time. They sent me away from the OBED after I ran to throw up in one of their empty rooms and sent me downstairs to the regular hospital emergency. The man was really rude for no reason and told me that he didn’t know when I could get help. I told him I was dehydrated. He didn’t care. We left because I felt like I needed to get help if I was going to keep my baby. We went to the urgent care and they helped to stabilize me and then an ambulance came and took me to a different hospital. Thank God for urgent cares. They turn us away all the time. They treat us like we don’t deserve to be treated like human beings.
@🌐~Sugar Xyler good for you but there was nothing funny about that