JOURNAL ARTICLE

Risk assessments and ethnicity in maternity care: looking through the wrong end of the telescope?

  • Published In: British Journal of Midwifery, 2024, v. 32, n. 2. P. 98 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Melamed, Anna 3 of 3

Abstract

Many Black and brown women are classified as 'high risk' and follow obstetric-led pathways. This may be the result of social determinants of health, or over pathologisation as a result of racial bias by healthcare providers and systems. There may be times when social determinants are mistaken for innate physiological differences, leading to iatrogenic harm. There is both over and underdiagnosis resulting from racial bias in midwifery care. Women with intermediate risk factors may benefit from midwifery-led care, especially Black and brown women. Community-based, relational, women-centred midwifery models of care can reduce the problems of pathologisation and redress some social inequalities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:British Journal of Midwifery. 2024/02, Vol. 32, Issue 2, p98
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:0969-4900
  • DOI:10.12968/bjom.2024.32.2.98
  • Accession Number:175235872
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