Birthing #blackboyjoy: Black Midwives Caring for Black Mothers of Black Boys During Pregnancy and Childbirth.
Background: Structural racism mediates all aspects of Black life. The medicalization of pregnancy and childbirth, and its detrimental impacts on Black birth, is well documented. The Black Lives Matter movement has elevated the national consciousness on all aspects of Black life, but significant atte...
| Publicado en: | Maternal & Child Health Journal Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 719 - 726 |
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Springer Nature
Apr2022
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