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Battling over birth : black women and the maternal health care crisis / authors, Julia Chinyere Oparah, Helen Arega, Dantia Hudson, Linda Jones, Talita Oseguera.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oparah, Julia Chinyere, author.
- Arega, Helen, author.
- Hudson, Dantia, author.
- Jones, Linda (Of Black Women Birthing Justice), author.
- Oseguera, Talita, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States.
- California.
- Maternal health services--California.
- Maternal health services.
- African American women--Medical care--California.
- African American women.
- African American women--Health and hygiene--California.
- Prenatal care--Social aspects--California.
- Prenatal care.
- Pregnancy--Social aspects--California.
- Pregnancy.
- Childbirth--Social aspects--California.
- Childbirth.
- Postnatal care--Social aspects--California.
- Postnatal care.
- Maternal Health Services.
- Prenatal Care.
- Postnatal Care.
- Black or African American--ethnology.
- Pregnant Women--psychology.
- African American women--Health and hygiene.
- African American women--Medical care.
- Childbirth--Social aspects.
- Pregnancy--Social aspects.
- Prenatal care--Social aspects.
- Medical Subjects:
- United States.
- Maternal Health Services.
- Prenatal Care.
- Postnatal Care.
- Black or African American--ethnology.
- Pregnant Women--psychology.
- Physical Description:
- 202 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- [Amarillo, Texas] : Praeclarus Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- "Battling Over Birth, a new human rights report from Black Women Birthing Justice, shares stories from over 100 women who recently gave birth in California. The report reveals the culture of fear and coercion that has transformed birth into a battleground, a deep lack of trust of our hospitals, and a broken maternal health-care system that fails too many black women. The report shakes up our understanding of where state violence happens, and who it happens to; putting the human rights spotlight onto a system that is often unaccountable to black communities. Battling Over Birth also provides solutions. The report shares positive experiences by black women, and identifies best practices based on their experiences. It makes a series of recommendations, including community accountability boards to hold hospitals accountable; increased access to midwifery and doula-care; recruitment and training of more health-care professionals of color; culturally-competent, empowering prenatal and postpartum care; greater access to home birth and birth centers; and a sharp reduction in the use of C-sections."--Black Women Birthing Justice.
- Contents:
- Executive summary
- Overview and methods
- A human rights framework
- Prenatal care
- Relationship with maternal health care providers
- Home, hospital, or birth center?
- Labor, birthing and delivery
- The first six weeks
- Recommendations.
- Notes:
- Black Women Birthing Justice, ©2018.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781946665119
- 1946665118
- OCLC:
- 1028050618
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