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Racism and Inequities in Maternal Health
Ashley Whisnant Garneau1, Jaime L Daly2, Keleka Blair2
1Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 800710, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0710, USA; Medical Director, Pre- and Post-Anesthesia Care Units, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Abstract:
Racial inequities in maternal care persist despite decades of enhanced focus on understanding why they exist. Anesthesiologists are ideally positioned to influence Black women's and birthing people's care through their near-ubiquitous presence in many labor and delivery environments. Through intentionally addressing drivers of increased maternal morbidity and mortality, such as inequities in labor analgesia and anesthesia and postpartum pain management, anesthesiologists have a powerful role in changing lives.
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