Showing posts with label we are on the front lines of the fight to turn this statistic around.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label we are on the front lines of the fight to turn this statistic around.. Show all posts

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Black Maternal Health Week Recommendations For Black Women Health Initiatives

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MOCHA OB MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BLACK WOMEN HEALTH INITIATIVES DURING BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH WEEK

Orlando, FL  Mocha OB, a group comprised of over 500 female OB/GYNs, OB trained Family Practice Physicians and Cardiologists of color have issued the following statement for Black Maternal Health week:
"As women of color, we are acutely aware of the crisis facing black women in pregnancy. Black women are dying in childbirth at a rate 4 times greater than any other ethnicity. As OBGYNs, we are on the front lines of the fight to turn this statistic around.