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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis Demands Action--From All Of Us
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS UNVEIL THE BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH MOMNIBUS ACT TO ADDRESS AMERICAS MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS.A maternal death is a tragedy. A preventable maternal death is an outrage. The prevalence of maternal deaths in the United Statesand the unacceptable racial and ethnic disparities in mortality ratesis a public health crisis that demands urgent action.
As Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Native American Caucus, Hispanic Caucus and Asian Pacific American Caucus, we are proud to represent the vibrant diversity of our constituents and our nation. But we know that for many mothers in America, the color of their skin, their ethnicity and their income often dictate the quality of the maternal care they receive, their health outcomes and the health of their babies. Black women in the United States die from pregnancy-related causes at three to four times the rate of their white counterparts. Native Americans are more than twice as likely to die giving birth. One study found that in New York City, Hispanic people experienced severe maternal morbidity at 1.8 times the rate of non-Hispanic white women. Other research has shown that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have higher rates of maternal mortality during hospitalization for delivery, even after accounting for other factors that affect outcomes.
There is no reason why the wealthiest nation on earth should have the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world or why that rate that is still risingand yet that is the reality we face. But survival alone should not be the measure of success for childbirth: We have come to a moment of reckoning that requires us to reach higher and demand more. Maternal health justice means an elimination of not only the glaring racial and ethnic disparities in rates of adverse perinatal outcomes. but of the systemic racism itself that underlies those disturbing trends.
That is why we joined together to introduce the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, a sweeping package of 12 bills that builds on existing maternal health legislation to comprehensively address our nations maternal mortality crisis, help end racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes and advance maternal health equity and justice for all.
This article was written by Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12), Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Calif.), and Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kan.).
As Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Native American Caucus, Hispanic Caucus and Asian Pacific American Caucus, we are proud to represent the vibrant diversity of our constituents and our nation. But we know that for many mothers in America, the color of their skin, their ethnicity and their income often dictate the quality of the maternal care they receive, their health outcomes and the health of their babies. Black women in the United States die from pregnancy-related causes at three to four times the rate of their white counterparts. Native Americans are more than twice as likely to die giving birth. One study found that in New York City, Hispanic people experienced severe maternal morbidity at 1.8 times the rate of non-Hispanic white women. Other research has shown that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have higher rates of maternal mortality during hospitalization for delivery, even after accounting for other factors that affect outcomes.
There is no reason why the wealthiest nation on earth should have the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world or why that rate that is still risingand yet that is the reality we face. But survival alone should not be the measure of success for childbirth: We have come to a moment of reckoning that requires us to reach higher and demand more. Maternal health justice means an elimination of not only the glaring racial and ethnic disparities in rates of adverse perinatal outcomes. but of the systemic racism itself that underlies those disturbing trends.
That is why we joined together to introduce the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, a sweeping package of 12 bills that builds on existing maternal health legislation to comprehensively address our nations maternal mortality crisis, help end racial and ethnic disparities in outcomes and advance maternal health equity and justice for all.
This article was written by Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Rep. Alma Adams (NC-12), Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-Calif.), and Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kan.).
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The U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis Demands Action--From All Of Us (Original Post)
George II
Feb 2021
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Wounded Bear
(58,649 posts)1. The inequities of race and wealth in the US are unconscionable...
We desperately need improved access to health care in the inner cities and rural areas where poor people of color tend to live.
And not just "insurance." Health care.
mopinko
(70,099 posts)2. ssooooo glad underwood squeaked through.
we rly need fewer lawyers in congress. sure, we need some. half even, is fine w me.
but we need teachers, nurses, bartenders, farmers, and moms.
niyad
(113,302 posts)3. Thank you for this depressing, appalling, vitally important OP.
area51
(11,908 posts)4. imo, I think the reason stems in part because we don't have a right to healthcare in the US. n/t