🤰🏿 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞
Each year in the U.S., hundreds die from pregnancy-related causes and thousands face serious complications. Over 80% of these deaths are preventable. Early warning signs, timely care, and respectful treatment can save lives.
Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy related causes than White women. This disparity is driven by unequal healthcare quality, chronic conditions, and social factors that limit access to care.
💪 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆
During Black Maternal Health Week, learn how you can support pregnant women in your life to reduce factors that contribute to pregnancy-related complications and death.
• Speak up if something feels off.
• Know urgent maternal warning signs (e.g., severe headache, trouble breathing, heavy bleeding) and get care fast.
• Share pregnancy history at all medical visits for up to a year postpartum.
• Stay connected to healthcare and support systems throughout pregnancy and after.
👩⚕️ 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗡
• Ask questions to understand patients and their lives.
• Educate patients and their support systems on urgent maternal warning signs.
• Help manage chronic or pregnancy-related conditions like hypertension, diabetes, or depression.
• Listen and respond to patient concerns.
• Deliver respectful, high-quality care to all.
🏥 𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗡
• Standardize emergency response and care coordination.
• Enhance quality prenatal and postpartum care.
• Train all providers to ask about recent pregnancy history.
Source:
https://www.cdc.gov/womens-health/features/maternal-mortality.html #OBGYN #PrivatePractice #BlackMaternalHealthWeek 🤰🏿 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞
Each year in the U.S., hundreds die from pregnancy-related causes and thousands face serious complications. Over 80% of these deaths are preventable. Early warning signs, timely care, and respectful treatment can save lives.
Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy related causes than White women. This disparity is driven by unequal healthcare quality, chronic conditions, and social factors that limit access to care.
💪 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆
During Black Maternal Health Week, learn how you can support pregnant women in your life to reduce factors that contribute to pregnancy-related complications and death.
• Speak up if something feels off.
• Know urgent maternal warning signs (e.g., severe headache, trouble breathing, heavy bleeding) and get care fast.
• Share pregnancy history at all medical visits for up to a year postpartum.
• Stay connected to healthcare and support systems throughout pregnancy and after.
👩⚕️ 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗡
• Ask questions to understand patients and their lives.
• Educate patients and their support systems on urgent maternal warning signs.
• Help manage chronic or pregnancy-related conditions like hypertension, diabetes, or depression.
• Listen and respond to patient concerns.
• Deliver respectful, high-quality care to all.
🏥 𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗛𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗦 𝗖𝗔𝗡
• Standardize emergency response and care coordination.
• Enhance quality prenatal and postpartum care.
• Train all providers to ask about recent pregnancy history.
Source:
https://www.cdc.gov/womens-health/features/maternal-mortality.html
#OBGYN
#PrivatePractice
#BlackMaternalHealthWeek