Medical Xpress August 1, 2024
Led by Morgan State University, a coalition of colleges across the nation is researching maternal health disparities. The Baltimore university will coordinate its efforts and those of 15 other schools, almost all of which serve a large percentage of minority students.
They’re all working toward a better understanding of why mothers of color are put at a higher risk during pregnancy and childbirth than their white counterparts. Participating universities include the Morehouse School of Medicine, Ohio State University and the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center.
Half of Maryland’s eight congressmen, U.S. Reps. Steny Hoyer, Glenn Ivey, Jamie Raskin and David Trone, all Democrats, serve on the caucus, which championed the creation of the research network.
Morgan State was...
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