Inquiry into racial injustice in maternity care Systemic racism in maternity care is an urgent human rights issue. For too long, evidence and narratives about why racial inequities in maternal outcomes persist have focussed on Black and Brown bodies being the problem – ‘defective’, ‘other’, a risk to be managed.
Birthrights’ year-long inquiry into racial injustice has heard testimony from women, birthing people, healthcare professionals and lawyers outlining how systemic racism within maternity care – from individual interactions and workforce culture through to curriculums and policies – can have a deep and devastating impact on basic rights in childbirth.
See also:
- "I was repeatedly ignored" - report finds maternity racism BBC News
- Black and Asian women are suffering 'systemic racism' in maternity care across the UK, report warns The Daily Mail
- Year-long inquiry finds ‘systemic racism’ in UK maternity care Evening Standard
- Racism in UK maternity care risks safety of Black, Asian and mixed ethnicity women – study The Guardian
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