How does a pregnancy complication have anything to do with race? Is the complication racists and attacks those of color? The Act has anything to do with the fact that colored women have more problems with birth, the doctor can't change your race or make you go to the hospital
The risk of death from pregnancy-related causes is 3-4x higher for Black women than for white women, and Black women are twice as likely to suffer from life-threatening pregnancy complications. Now is the time to address biases in our health system & pass the Maternal CARE Act.
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Reduced access to quality care and if complications arise there is an increased risk of not being listened to and dismissed by medical team. Eg Texas has horrific maternal and infant mortality and morbidity rates.
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You MUST read this thread.
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Dude, she knows.
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@GOP were truly "pro-life", they would be throwing money at maternal care. They would be paying for research and forcing insurance companies to pay for EVERYTHING PREGNANCY RELATED. Instead, they continually do the opposite. They are NOT "pro-life", they are anti-women.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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If they are twice as likely to suffer from complications, why is there bias? Aren't complications a natural thing based on the individual? Who is she blaming the bias on?
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The issue is the ability to access quality care, obtain regular appts with consistent provider, ability to contact provider if issues arise and being taken seriously if attending hospital. All of these things are a poverty and race issue. Easier to research race than socioeconom
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Actually the data shows clearly that this trend cuts across all SES and education levels. This is not about poverty. It’s a much deeper, more complex issue than surface-level “access.”
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