Article 6A0CR Conference highlights racial disparity in UK maternal healthcare

Conference highlights racial disparity in UK maternal healthcare

by
Mabel Banfield-Nwachi
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The Motherhood Group event hears that black women suffer effects of unconscious bias within system

Unconscious bias in the UK healthcare system is contributing to the stark racial disparity in maternal healthcare outcomes, a conference has heard.

The Black Maternal Health Conference UK also heard that black women not being listened to by healthcare professionals was also a contributing factor.

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