Open AccessRethinking Bias to Achieve Maternal Health Equity
Author(s) -
Tiffany Green,
Jasmine Y Zapata,
Heidi W. Brown,
Nao Hagiwara
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
obstetrics and gynecology (new york. 1953. online)/obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.664
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1873-233X
pISSN - 0029-7844
DOI - 10.1097/aog.0000000000004363
Subject(s) - medicine , equity (law) , health equity , public health , nursing , law , political science
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.