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Editors’ Notes, Nekeshia Jones, Sharla Smith, Melva Thompson-Robinson
Editors’ Notes, Nekeshia Jones, Sharla Smith, Melva Thompson-Robinson
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice
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Addressing Racial Disparities In Maternal Health: The Case For An Equity Birth Plan, Alice Trye, Damali Campbell Oparaji, Natalie Roche, Lisa Gittens Williams
Addressing Racial Disparities In Maternal Health: The Case For An Equity Birth Plan, Alice Trye, Damali Campbell Oparaji, Natalie Roche, Lisa Gittens Williams
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice
Birth equity can be defined as “The assurance of the conditions of optimal births for all people with a willingness to address racial and social inequities in a sustained effort.” (Birth Equity |California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative, n.d.). Complex explanations exist for adverse maternal outcomes, but unequal health care, socioeconomic and racial inequalities pose risks to women and their babies (“Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care,” 2003). The data is clear: Maternal death rates have increased and are 3 to 4 times higher for black women than white women (Zaharatos et al., 2018). These …
Editor's Notes, Nekeshia Jones, Sharla Smith, Melva Thompson-Robinson
Editor's Notes, Nekeshia Jones, Sharla Smith, Melva Thompson-Robinson
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice
These Editors' Notes introduce the first special issue of the Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice based on the work the National Maternal Health Research Network.