For Black Americans, wealth offers scant protection from pregnancy risks, scholar finds
A new book by UC Berkeley scholar Khiara M. Bridges highlights the persistent maternal health risks faced by Black women, even those with wealth. Bridges argues that interpersonal and structural racism significantly impact pregnancy outcomes across all socioeconomic levels. Her research reveals that college-educated Black individuals are still at a higher risk of pregnancy-related deaths compared to their white counterparts.
- ▪Khiara M. Bridges' book, 'Expecting Inequity,' explores maternal health disparities affecting Black women regardless of their socioeconomic status.
- ▪The book argues that racism is a key factor contributing to these disparities, impacting Black individuals from conception onward.
- ▪A 2019 CDC report shows that college-educated Black individuals are more than five times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than their white peers.
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Mind & body, Politics & society For Black Americans, wealth offers scant protection from pregnancy risks, scholar finds Low-income Black women face higher risks of death in pregnancy — that’s accepted fact. But in a new book, UC Berkeley scholar Khiara M. Bridges shows the dangerous impact of interpersonal and structural racism even on wealthy Black mothers. By Edward Lempinen In her new book, "Expecting Inequity," Berkeley scholar Khiara M. Bridges makes an impassioned case against a society that seems indifferent to the risks faced by Black people during the profoundly human experience of childbearing. Andrae B.
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