Reducing Maternal Health Disparities
UnitedHealth Group Weekly Dose Podcast
English - August 12, 2021 05:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness News Business News health health trends health care health insurance health technology medicine Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The mortality rate for expectant Black mothers is more than twice the rate for white mothers, according to the new America's Health Rankings Health Disparities Report. Additionally, between 2005 and 2019, the maternal mortality rate for Black mothers increased 22%. What's driving these maternal health disparities? Dr. Janice Huckaby, Chief Medical Officer Maternal Child Health for Optum Population Health Services, shares her thoughts.