Major
Neuroscience
Anticipated Graduation Year
2024
Access Type
Open Access
Abstract
A growing problem in health care is the severity of maternal health disparities, which include maternal and infant mortality rates being disproportionately high in minority communities. In order to address these disparities, it's important to ask why should maternal health disparities be minimized? In this presentation, I will provide background on maternal health disparities, and how they impact communities, especially minority communities. I will then argue that maternal health disparities should be minimized because they are rooted in structural racism and adverse socio-economic factors, such as income and access to health care inequalities. Structural racism is bad because it fosters mistreatment based on race within the various structures of society, which can ultimately lead to health issues. Furthermore, I plan to discuss how their minimization would positively impact the greater community.
Faculty Mentors & Instructors
Dr. Takunda Matose, PhD, Philosophy
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The Problem With Maternal Health Disparities
A growing problem in health care is the severity of maternal health disparities, which include maternal and infant mortality rates being disproportionately high in minority communities. In order to address these disparities, it's important to ask why should maternal health disparities be minimized? In this presentation, I will provide background on maternal health disparities, and how they impact communities, especially minority communities. I will then argue that maternal health disparities should be minimized because they are rooted in structural racism and adverse socio-economic factors, such as income and access to health care inequalities. Structural racism is bad because it fosters mistreatment based on race within the various structures of society, which can ultimately lead to health issues. Furthermore, I plan to discuss how their minimization would positively impact the greater community.