Parenting is often likened to the safety instructions given on an airplane: "Put on your own oxygen mask before helping others." As a parent, you embody a world of significance to your children. You are their protector, their guide, their emotional compass, and their source of unconditional love. However, the prerequisite to being an exceptional parent is often overlooked - taking care of one's health.
Systemic racism is ubiquitous in U.S. labor and delivery rooms and contributing to a sharp rise in medically questionable inductions that could be harming Black and Latina mothers and babies, according to new CU Boulder research.The study of 46 milli
New research out of the University of Colorado Boulder highlights the prevalence of "obstetric racism" in U.S. labor and delivery rooms. A CU study found decisions on childbirth for Black and Latina mothers are based largely on trends in the white population, even when those decisions might be riskier for non-white demographics.
The study of 46 million births across nearly three decades is among the first to provide population-level statistical evidence of “obstetric racism,” a term coined recently to describe a concerning pattern of maltreatment of non-white pregnant women, including a disregard for their birthing wishes.
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