Thank you @EricaLG for this important @nytimes piece on a St. Louis doula program, part of a nonprofit that received funding in the $1.7 trillion federal budget bill, by focusing on a benefit largely associated with affluent white women.https://t.co/HNxOa8qTtI

— uché blackstock, md (@uche_blackstock) January 19, 2023

After years of anti-choicers keening about abortion being Black genocide, it turns out abortion bans are Black genocide. https://t.co/ZSverepGYZ

— 🤌🏾 Imani Gandy 👆🏾 (@AngryBlackLady) January 11, 2023

Sobering new data from the last few years showing the U.S. maternal mortality rate continues to exceed that of other high-income countries.

This horrifyingly high rate is driven especially by the deaths of Black birthing people. pic.twitter.com/KPPAq0uywK

— uché blackstock, md (@uche_blackstock) December 4, 2022

NEW: Reporter @deldeib of @propublica has been writing about stillbirths all this year. Here's her latest, on how racial disparities touch this part of America's healthcare system.
Tough, sensitive reporting and lovely writing.https://t.co/9DlCV3ZX2q

— Steve Mills (@smmills1960) December 27, 2022

If wealthy Black moms are dying in childbirth when they can afford the best of care, I don't want to think about the fate of middle class & low income Black mothers. Having a child is the most natural part of the human experience. It shouldn't be a death sentence for Black women https://t.co/5wsdFjD9pK

— Ameshia Cross (@AmeshiaCross) February 6, 2023

Female patients and people of color are more likely to have their symptoms dismissed by medical providers, studies show.
New York Times readers shared their experiences with what many refer to as "medical gaslighting." Read more: https://t.co/TwJPrC0k0s pic.twitter.com/7o2g0yHgRQ

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 30, 2022

Black Americans suffered disproportionately in #COVID19's early days due to systemic racism & a lack of health care in Black communities, a new report says.

Older Black Americans were 5x more likely to die vs. white people, and Black people were 2x as likely to be food insecure. pic.twitter.com/itehlbKUes

— AJ+ (@ajplus) March 30, 2022

Black adult hospitalizations reached a pandemic high during the omicron wave, CDC study finds https://t.co/ADDx6Z1RYI

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 19, 2022

"We must confront the fact that, too often, Black people do not get the quality of health care that would allow them to trust the medical system with their lives," Elaine Batchlor writes in a guest opinion. https://t.co/zkDqN9Rgzk

— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) March 30, 2022

New York City will start offering free access to doulas to combat disparities in maternal care.

The U.S. has the worst maternal mortality rate of developed nations. Black women are 3x more likely to die from pregnancy complications due to structural racism and health inequities. pic.twitter.com/sdRaXf0x2N

— AJ+ (@ajplus) March 25, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated health inequity for Black, Brown, and Indigenous Americans, resulting in significantly higher rates of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death compared to their white counterparts.

WATCH Dr. Jamila Michener speak up: pic.twitter.com/kiuvmHSuvA

— Oversight Committee (@OversightDems) March 29, 2022

This is how systemic & medical racism shows up, it’s evident in health disparities left in the wake. #BlackAmericans based on employment & community factors were at increased risk of infection, hospitalization, & death BUT were NOT prioritized for vaccines.https://t.co/9Nq4jtqQkG

— Ebony Jade Hilton, MD (@EbonyJHilton_MD) March 29, 2022

Long-festering concerns about racial disparities in gynecologic and obstetric services are set against the backdrop of an imminent Supreme Court ruling. https://t.co/YxLs2t3C7e

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 10, 2022

New from me: As the Supreme Court weighs the fate of Roe v. Wade, advocates and health care providers fear that cutting off access to abortion will lead to more pregnancy-related complications and deaths that disproportionately affect Black people.https://t.co/0G4gqb9DIa

— Shawna Chen (@shawnarchen) June 17, 2022