Pregnant While Black: Advancing Justice for Maternal Health in America Rainford Monique
Pregnant While Black: Advancing Justice for Maternal Health in America Rainford Monique A tragedy is unfolding all around us and is receiving well overdue attention. Monique Rainford is working to…
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Pregnant While Black: Advancing Justice for Maternal Health in America Rainford Monique
A tragedy is unfolding all around us and is receiving well overdue attention. Monique Rainford is working to better understand these disparities and do something about them.Pregnant While Black is a hopeful exploration of the issues pregnant Black women face in America. Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy than their white peers. But Dr.
Rainford draws on over twenty years of experience working in obstetrics and gynecology to offer a primer on Black pregnancies and how to better care for them. Within these pages, Dr. She shares the successes and testimonies of Black women who have struggled during pregnancy and childbirth, anchoring the stories of these women with carefully researched facts.
Despite medical advances over the last twenty years, for Black women, the overwhelming dangers of carrying and delivering