Perinatal health outcomes in the United States continue to worsen, with the greatest burden
of inequity falling on Black birthing communities. Despite transdisciplinary literature citing …

This classic book, first published in 1992 and again in 2003, has inspired three generations
of childbearing people, birth activists and researchers, and birth practitioners—midwives …

Background Perinatal quality improvement lacks valid tools to measure adverse hospital
experiences disproportionately impacting Black mothers and birthing people. Measuring …

Abstract Background In Chicago, maternal morbidity and mortality is six times more likely
among Black birthing people than white, despite policy initiatives to promote maternal health …

For more than a century, substantial racial and ethnic inequities in perinatal health outcomes
have persisted despite technical clinical advances and changes in public health practice …

Background: Studies link racism to higher mortality rates, earlier onset of more severe
diseases, and higher comorbidity and impairment. This article explores nursing education as …

The SARS-CoV-2 virus, commonly referred to as COVID-19, is perhaps the greatest threat to
life, and lifestyles, the world has known in more than a century. The impact of the virus has …

Many studies have documented poorer patient-provider interactions among people of color
compared to Whites, including lower-quality patient-provider communication, less …

Birthing Justice: Black Women, Pregnancy, and Childbirth: Second Edition Page 1 Page 2 The
second edition of this pathbreaking, widely taught book offers six new chapters, on …

One of the Best Nonfiction Books of 2022, Kirkus Reviews" A righteous indictment of racism
and misogyny."—Publishers Weekly A powerful account of violence against Black women …