• Peer countries such as the United Kingdom and United States have recently adopted
systematic approaches to reducing racial inequities in reproductive and birthing care …

Despite efforts to reform unequal reproductive health practices and policies, racial and
ethnic disparities in fertility care are pervasive and persistent. In addition to measures aimed …

In recent years, there has been increased attention given to how racism fuels health
inequities, including the inadequacy of prenatal care (PNC) that Black women and Black …

Birth equity can be defined as “The assurance of the conditions of optimal births for all
people with a willingness to address racial and social inequities in a sustained effort.”(Birth …

For more than a century, substantial racial and ethnic inequities in perinatal health outcomes
have persisted despite technical clinical advances and changes in public health practice …

Racial and ethnic disparities exist in many areas of health care, but the magnitudes of these
disparities vary and are not fully understood. In women's health care, disparities in …

In the United States, there are well-documented racial disparities in rates of maternal
mortality, pregnancy complications, preterm and low birthweight delivery, and stillbirth for …

Background Systemic racism in Canada's healthcare system continues to contribute to
sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) inequities for Indigenous, Black, and …

Abstract In the United States, Black infants have significantly worse birth outcomes than
White infants. Over the past decades, public health efforts to address these disparities have …

Racial and ethnic disparities in women's health have existed for decades, despite efforts to
strengthen women's reproductive health access and utilization. Recent guidance by the …