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Disparities in care based on ethnicity, income, and immigration status, among other factors are considered as major contributors to the maternal health care crisis. Women of color, who are more likely to die in pregnancy and childbirth than white women, make up a disproportionate number of women who receive health care from publicly funded programs. Other barriers to maternal health care include language barriers, restricted appointment hours, and a shortage of facilities with adequately trained professionals (in both rural areas and inner cities).
This book resources for understanding black women's birthing experiences in the United States, a country where black women's lives-and the lives they create-are at much greater risk of death and injury than those of non-black women ... By distilling the common and diverse threads from over 100 black women, the BWBJ researchers have woven a multi-faceted tapestry that reflects what black women view as important and central to optimal birth experiences