Name: How the US medical community fails Black mothers
Uploaded: 2020-08-27T14:54:23Z
Duration: 14 min 57 s
Description: In the US, Black women are nearly 300 percent more likely to die as a result of childbirth than white women. Sharing appalling statistics on maternal mortality as well as her own tragic story of loss, Wanda Irving explains how racism and bias in health care minimizes and dismisses Black women's pain -- and makes a personal plea for leaders in the medical community to take steps toward reform.

In the US, Black women are nearly 300 percent more likely to die as a result of childbirth than white women. Sharing appalling statistics on maternal mortality as well as her own tragic story of loss, Wanda Irving explains how racism and bias in health care minimizes and dismisses Black women's pain -- and makes a personal plea for leaders in the medical community to take steps toward reform.

Wanda Irving: How the US medical community fails Black mothers

How the US medical community fails Black mothers

Wanda Irving calls for systemic overhaul in maternal care, urging action to empower Black women and hold the medical community accountable.

Black mothers in America face a mortality rate 300% higher than white mothers, rooted in systemic racism and healthcare bias.

Empowering Black women and their birthing partners is crucial to counteract bias and prevent needless deaths in maternal care.