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Taylor agrees.
\"Racism drives racial disparities in maternal mortality,\" she told ABC News. \"Black women’s pain and discomfort being ignored and the devaluation of black women in the health care system are just a few examples of how bias and racism manifest within the health care system.\"
A number of African Americans also lack access to quality health care, according to federal statistics.
According to the CDC, In 2017, 27.2% of Hispanic and 14.1% of non-Hispanic black people aged 18-64 were uninsured.
\"Three out of four black women give birth at low-quality hospitals,\" Taylor said. \"The postpartum period is a sensitive time for new moms and access to health care is extremely important.\"
According to a study published in 2016 by the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. has not released an official maternal mortality rate since 2007.
The Center of American Progress suggests the country improve its data collection by ensuring states \"standardize and improve the quality of their birth and death certificate data and committees that help states identify and review cases of fetal and infant mortality.\"
The organization also recommends diverse stakeholders serve on maternal/fetal and infant mortality review committees.
Improving the quality of care, enhancing support for mothers before and after birth and providing access to critical maternal services could also help improve outcomes, the report noted.
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Warren suggests looking at what she sees as the root cause.
If health systems are able to reduce the disparities found in maternal death rates for women of color and increase survival rates they will \"earn a bonus,\" Warren told a gathering of women of color at the She the People forum in Houston. If not, \"money will be taken away from them.\"
\"I want to talk to the hospitals …I want to talk to them in a language they understand: money,\" Warren said. \"I want to see the hospitals see it as their responsibility to address this problem head-on and make it a first priority. The best way to do that is to use money to make it happen.\"
Black moms in our country are dying from childbirth-related causes 3-4 times more often than white moms. Any meaningful solution to our maternal mortality crisis must address structural racism as a root cause of this problem. My new idea would tackle this crisis head on. pic.twitter.com/1YcaVNTedz
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 24, 2019
Harris has introduced a Senate bill that she hopes will tackle the issue.
If passed, Harris' bill would fund $25 million dollars into training programs to help reduce bias in the medical profession. Another $125 million would go toward identifying moms with high-risk pregnancies and provide them with additional medical care. The bill would also direct the National Academy of Medicine to advise medical schools on how to incorporate bias recognition. Harris had previously tried passing a version of this bill during the previous Senate session in August.
\"We must take action to address this issue, and we must do it with the sense of urgency it deserves,\" she said.
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