Structural Racism and Maternal Health Among Black Women

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 506-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamila K. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Black Women ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
Racial Disparities ◽  
Racial Inequality ◽  
Cultural Representations ◽  
Structural Racism ◽  
Institutional Practices ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Maternal Mortality And Morbidity

Historical foundations rooted in reproductive oppression have implications for how racism has been integrated into the structures of society, including public policies, institutional practices, and cultural representations that reinforce racial inequality in maternal health. This article examines these connections and sheds light on how they perpetuate both racial disparities in maternal health and high rates of maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women.

IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT SCHEMES ON MATERNAL HEALTH: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN NORTH INDIA

2021 ◽  
pp. 63-65
Author(s):  
Neena Gupta ◽  
Uruj Jahan ◽  
Subhashini Singh
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Health ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
North India ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Maternal Mortality And Morbidity

BACKGROUND: Maternal health is an important aspect for the development of any country in terms of increasing equity and reducing poverty. For reduction of maternal mortality and morbidity Government of India launched National health mission (NHM). Some of the major initiatives under NHM are– ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist), JSY/JSSK (Janani Suraksha Yojana / Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram), National mobile medical units, National ambulance services. METHODS: A retrospective observational study was performed in department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, G.S.V.M Medical College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh which is a low performing state, during the period of 2018 to 2019. A total of 5134 obstetric patients including 1032 low general condition patients were included over duration of 20 months since January 2018 to august 2019. This observational study collected information regarding number of deliveries in different years in this tertiary care hospital, effect on availability of health facilities and antenatal care to the antenatal women after introduction of JSY, ASHA and ambulance services. CONCLUSIONS: After JSY there is major difference in OPD admission and institutional delivery rate. Ambulance services had major contributory role in reducing maternal mortality and morbidity. There is need to improve performance of ASHA by proper supervision and monitoring.

scholarly journals Global obstetric medicine: Collaborating towards global progress in maternal health

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 138-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tabassum Firoz ◽  
Oier Ateka-Barrutia ◽  
Jose Antonio Rojas-Suarez ◽  
Chandrika Wijeyaratne ◽  
Eliana Castillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Health ◽  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
Chronic Conditions ◽  
Middle Income Country ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Obstetric Medicine ◽  
Maternal Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Successful Collaboration ◽  
Medicine Community

Globally, the nature of maternal mortality and morbidity is shifting from direct obstetric causes to an increasing proportion of indirect causes due to chronic conditions and ageing of the maternal population. Obstetric medicine can address an important gap in the care of women by broadening its scope to include colleagues, communities and countries that do not yet have established obstetric medicine training, education and resources. We present the concept of global obstetric medicine by highlighting three low- and middle-income country experiences as well as an example of successful collaboration. The article also discusses ideas and initiatives to build future partnerships within the global obstetric medicine community.

scholarly journals Stakeholder Perspectives on Racial Disparities in Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in Alabama

2022 ◽  
Vol 226 (1) ◽  
pp. S764
Author(s):  
Angelina A. Toluhi ◽  
Molly R. Richardson ◽  
Zoe I. Julian ◽  
Rachel G. Sinkey ◽  
Candace C. Knight ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
Racial Disparities ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
Maternal Mortality And Morbidity

scholarly journals Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in the United States: Where Are We Now?

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreea A. Creanga ◽  
Cynthia J. Berg ◽  
Jean Y. Ko ◽  
Sherry L. Farr ◽  
Van T. Tong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Maternal Mortality And Morbidity

Obstetrics

2019 ◽  
pp. 741-786
Author(s):  
Benjamin Oren Black ◽  
Susan Ann O’Toole
Keyword(s):  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
Medical Management ◽  
Postnatal Care ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Humanitarian Settings ◽  
Cultural Considerations ◽  
Maternal Mortality And Morbidity

This chapter provides the fundamental principles of care in obstetrics, taking into account important cultural considerations in humanitarian settings. The chapter lays out the general strategies to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity, and provides specific guidance for antenatal care, the medical management of the stages of labour, and postnatal care.

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