Becker's Healthcare January 21, 2025
MedStar Washington (D.C.) Hospital Center is closing the gap on maternal and infant health disparities with a new program, The Washington Post reported Jan. 21.
Black birthing people in the district account for about half of births, but 90% of pregnancy-related deaths, according to a CMS maternal mortality review committee. Black mothers were less likely to enter prenatal care in the first trimester and twice as likely to have a baby with low birth rate, health department data found.
“A lot of people have tried to crack the nut on disparities and it hasn’t moved, but to actually see movement, we’re very proud of that,” said Angela Thomas, vice president of health-care delivery research at MedStar Health and lead author...
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