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lunasun

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7. I try to avoid them by choice which is not difficult here. But if it's an emergency, you are stuck

Reply to bluewater (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 05:20 PM

Aug 2020

with whatever team walks in to the ER room.
Likewise a quick moving middle of the night birth or as the link mentioned these effects appear to manifest more strongly in more complicated cases.
So even physician choice is not always something you can control as a patient to avoid the statistics

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Black newborns 3 times more likely to die when looked after by White doctors [View all] bluewater Aug 2020 OP

This makes me very sad. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2020 #1

Me too. a kennedy Aug 2020 #2

I wonder if fact the study was performed on births in Florida has anything to do with it. Hoyt Aug 2020 #3

This just seems unbelievable MuseRider Aug 2020 #4

Even our babies are victims malaise Aug 2020 #5

That is horrifying soothsayer Aug 2020 #6

I try to avoid them by choice which is not difficult here. But if it's an emergency, you are stuck lunasun Aug 2020 #7

That is shocking. Demsrule86 Aug 2020 #8

Holy shit! Baitball Blogger Aug 2020 #9

I hope that if physicians (regardless of race) are made aware of this statistic, TomSlick Aug 2020 #10