Black Lives Matter: Claiming a Space for Evidence-Based Outrage in Obstetrics and Gynecology

As subspecialist obstetricians- gynecologists, we use data from our field to demonstrate the significant disparities Black women face across their reproductive lives, and conclude that these outcomes are not only statistically significant, but morally significant and fundamentally unjust.

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2016-10, Vol.106 (10), p.1771-1772
Main Authors: Eichelberger, Kacey Y, Doll, Kemi, Ekpo, Geraldine E, Zerden, Matthew L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
African Americans
African Americans/Blacks
AJPH s
Black Lives Matter movement
Black people
Cancer therapies
Chemotherapy
Contraception
Family planning
Gynecology
Health disparities
Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data
Health Services Needs and Demand
Health Status Disparities
Hormone replacement therapy
Humans
In vitro fertilization
Infertility
Influenza
Mortality
Obstetrics
Other Maternal and Infant Health
Ovarian cancer
Pregnancy
Premature birth
Public health
Quality improvement
Social Determinants of Health - ethnology
Surgery
United States
White people
Women's Health
Women's Health - ethnology
Women's Health Services
Womens health
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Summary:As subspecialist obstetricians- gynecologists, we use data from our field to demonstrate the significant disparities Black women face across their reproductive lives, and conclude that these outcomes are not only statistically significant, but morally significant and fundamentally unjust.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2016.303313