New Study: Black women face higher maternal mortality rates than previously determined
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18 April 2022New Study: Black women face higher maternal mortality rates than previously determined
The effects of racism and sexism lead to higher maternal mortality rates among Black women in the U.S. than previously realized, according to new research from Associate Professor of Sociology and Law Evelyn J. Patterson at Vanderbilt University. Even after controlling for age and women’s reproductive rights support, Patterson and her co-authors found that Black women’s maternal mortality rates were typically nearly double that of white women.
