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20 November 2022
Racial Disparities For Black Women In Obstetrics Or Healthcare
Racial Disparities for Black Women in Obstetrics or Healthcare
Moaddab, Amirhossein, et al. “Health care disparity and pregnancy-related mortality in the
United States, 2005–2014.” Obstetrics & Gynecology 131.4 (2018): 707-712.
The article highlights a complex problem in the United States healthcare system health disparities among pregnancy-related deaths (PRMD). It reviewed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) on PRMDs by race/ethnicity, age, and year, during 2005–2014. It found that for most of the years under review, blacks were more likely to die than whites from PRMDs. On average, across all races and ethnicities for these years, blacks were 1.7 times more likely to die from PRMDs than non-blacks.
The article would be used to develop my topic as the variables of the topic are healthcare-related, and therefore, those variables would be included in the article. The article could be used as “evidence” to bolster my argument that racial disparities exist in obstetrics or healthcare.
Funchess, Tanya, et al. “Racial Disparities in Reproductive Healthcare among Parous and Nulliparous Women in Mississippi.” Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, vol. 8, no. 2, 3 June 2020, pp. 304–314, link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40615-020-00783-x, 10.1007/s40615-020-00783-x. Accessed 20 Nov. 2022.
The article highlights the disparities in reproductive healthcare for black and white women in Mississippi. This study highlights a need to improve the quality of care for black women and make it accessible to them. The article also discusses how black women are less likely than white women to receive elective abortions, making them vulnerable to unwanted pregnancies. The researchers analyzed data from 2005-2007 via the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG).
The article can be used to develop my research topic as it demonstrates the discrimination and insensitivity towards black women regarding reproductive healthcare. The article also highlights how black women are less likely than white women to receive elective abortions, making them vulnerable to unwanted pregnancies.
Emeruwa, Ukachi N., Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, and Russell S. Miller. “Health care
disparities in the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: A focus on obstetrics.” Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology 65.1 (2022): 123.
The article presents an in-depth discussion of racial disparities in healthcare for Black women. The authors’ proposed solution to reduce racial disparities in health care is to use data from the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, they have also identified several factors that contribute to the increased risk among Black women compared with White women during pregnancy, such as higher rates of uninsured and Medicaid eligibility, lower income levels, higher poverty rates, and previous negative pregnancy tests and exposures.
The article is important in my research topic as it discusses the racial disparities associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the factors that would need to be addressed in my topic. The article mentions that Black women are more likely to be uninsured, Medicaid eligible, and have lower income levels, which are all factors in my topic.
Works Cited
Emeruwa, Ukachi N., Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, and Russell S. Miller. “Health care
disparities in the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: A focus on obstetrics.” Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology 65.1 (2022): 123.
Funchess, Tanya, et al. “Racial Disparities in Reproductive Healthcare among Parous and Nulliparous Women in Mississippi.” Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, vol. 8, no. 2, 3 June 2020, pp. 304–314, link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40615-020-00783-x, 10.1007/s40615-020-00783-x. Accessed 20 Nov. 2022.
Moaddab, Amirhossein, et al. “Health care disparity and pregnancy-related mortality in the
United States, 2005–2014.” Obstetrics & Gynecology 131.4 (2018): 707-712.