Data-driven solutions for maternal health

Becker's Healthcare December 12, 2024
Kelli Tice, MD, Vice President of Medical Affairs & Chief Health Equity Officer at GuideWell and Florida Blue

Florida’s recent ranking of #39 on the State Scorecard on Women’s Health and Reproductive Care is a wake-up call. As a Black mother of four in Florida, I find the recent Commonwealth Fund findings disappointing.

As healthcare leaders, we’ve been working to close the gap in health disparities for far too long. Unfortunately, the data tells us we still have a long way to go.

Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women. Environmental factors like lack of transportation, poor housing conditions, and living in rural health care “deserts,” create barriers to care that can worsen the disparity in prenatal care usage, specifically among communities of color.

In Florida, there is a...

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