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Expecting Inequity: How The Maternal Health Crisis Affects Even The Wealthiest Black Americans
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An Unsettling Exploration Of The Persistence Of Racism In Reproductive Healthcare In The UsAnd Why Even Affluent Black Women Are Imperiled By Substandard Care.From A Leading Expert On Race, Class, Maternal Health, And Reproductive Rights.Racism In Maternal Healthcare Is Not Reserved For The Poor. An Unsparing Picture Of Inequities In Prenatal Care And Childbirth In The United States, Expecting Inequity Reveals That Not Only Are Black People Three To Four Times More Likely To Die From A PregnancyRelated Cause, But Racial Disparities In Maternal Mortality Persist Across Income Levels. That Is, Wealthier Black People Are Much More Likely To Die During Pregnancy, Childbirth, Or The Postpartum Period Than Their White Counterparts. Focusing On A San Francisco Obstetrics Clinic That Caters To The Affluent, Khiara Bridges Looks At The Choices Around Prenatal Care And Childbirth That ClassPrivileged, Pregnant Black People Are Making In Order To Survive What Has Been Called The Black Maternal Health Crisis.Bridges, Whose Previous Work Exposed How Race And Racism Are Embedded In Maternal Healthcare For The Poor, Draws On Two Years Of ParticipantObservation To Show How Wealthier Black People Try To Leverage Their Class Privilege To Avoid Some Of The Negative Effects Of Their BlacknessOnly To Discover That In A Country That Has Never Reckoned With Its Horrific Racial Past, There Is No Escaping RacismS Reach. Throughout The Book, Engaging, Heartbreaking, Infuriating Stories Of WomenS Experiences With Pregnancy And Prenatal Care Illustrate How Race And Racism Matter Regardless Of Wealth Or Status.
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