Racism and inequity in maternal care in America, combined with the overburdening of health care systems in the COVID-19 pandemic, are creating a deadly cocktail for black women.
Mother's Day is a day to celebrate mothers, motherhood and the critical role of mothers in society. Unfortunately, this Mother's Day, many of us are celebrating virtually or abstaining from festivities to adhere to COVID-19 quarantine guidelines and keep our families safe and healthy.
If we use the maternal mortality crisis as a case study, it is no surprise that racism, anti-blackness and inequity once again rear their ugly heads in the coronavirus response.in the state despite only making up 16 percent of the state population. Similarly, in Michigan, black people are 14 percent of the state's population but 40 percent of the state's coronavirus deaths.
This institutional and interpersonal racism and inequity in maternal care in America, combined with the overburdening of health care systems in the COVID-19 pandemic, are creating a deadly cocktail for black women. This was the case for, a Maryland resident, who was nine months pregnant when she contracted COVID-19 and died in a hospital shortly thereafter, without ever getting to hold her newborn baby.
A woman receives child care essentials for Mother's Day at Food Bank for New York City’s Community Kitchen & Food Pantry on May 8 in New York City.Because COVID-19 is a new virus, there is inadequate research on how it affects pregnant women, newborns and infants. As a result, state and local governments in the United States have begun frantically issuing guidelines to minimize risk to patients and health care staff.
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