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Overcoming Racial Disparities and Social Determinants in the Maternal Mortality Crisis

Description
Provides testimonies and the recording of a hearing before the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on disparities in maternal mortality. Discusses disparities by race and geographic location, social determinants of health, challenges in rural access to obstetrics, and potential steps for action. Includes testimony from the American Medical Association, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Maternal Mortality Projects Coordinator at the Virginia Department of Health, and others.
Date
05/2019
Type
Video/Multimedia
Organization
House Ways and Means Committee
Tagged as
Access · Health disparities · Maternal health and prenatal care · Mortality · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Women

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