Rethinking Bias to Achieve Maternal Health Equity: Changing Organizations, Not Just Individuals.
Obstet Gynecol 2021;
137:935-940. [PMID:
33831936 PMCID:
PMC8055190 DOI:
10.1097/aog.0000000000004363]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
To reduce and eliminate Black–White maternal health disparities, we must enact solutions that address systemic biases.
In this article, we address the limitations of existing implicit bias interventions as a strategy for achieving maternal health equity. We then focus on how institutionally sanctioned racial stereotyping harms Black maternal health and marginalizes a key group in the fight for health equity—Black physicians. Finally, we provide strategies to address racial bias in perinatal health care and structural barriers impeding Black physicians' success.
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