How Our Health Care System Treats Black Mothers Differently (Rebroadcast)

<p>***Originally Aired Oct 2019*** </p> <p>African American women die of pregnancy-related causes at three times the rate for white women, even after accounting for income, education, and access to other resources.</p> <p class="p1">What is it about being born black in America that leads to such outcomes?</p> <p class="p1">To answer this question, Shanoor Seervai interviews Kennetha Gaines, clinical nurse manager for UCSF Health in San Francisco, for the latest episode of <em>The Dose</em> podcast. Gaines, a Pozen Commonwealth Fund Fellow in Minority Health at Yale University, speaks candidly about her personal experiences and her work to transform the way health care providers treat black women.</p> <p class="p1">Does the health care system treat people differently based on race? Tell us what you think – send an email to <a href="mailto:thedose@commonwealthfund.org"><span class= "s1">thedose@commonwealthfund.org</span></a>.</p>