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Decreasing Black Maternal Mortality Rate, Gabriella J. Bermeo, Kate Bragg, Jessica Duranko, Susannah Gaines
Decreasing Black Maternal Mortality Rate, Gabriella J. Bermeo, Kate Bragg, Jessica Duranko, Susannah Gaines
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Abstract
The drastic difference in Black maternal mortality rates (MMR) compared to White MMR has begged the question: For pregnant Black women, how does access to quality prenatal care and screenings for common pregnancy complications, such as pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH), affect the maternal mortality rate compared to pregnant Black women of childbearing age that do not receive quality prenatal care and screenings? Studies have shown the Black MMR to be 3.55 times that of the White MMR, with three in five maternal deaths being preventable. A correlation exists between poor use of prenatal care services and adverse maternal outcomes. …