Racism in Birth

What every birth worker needs to know about obstetric racism — where it came from, how it operates, and why it’s still running. The “Mothers of Gynecology” monument honors the sacrifice of Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey, the enslaved experimental subjects of the “father of gynecology,” J. Marion Sims. Black women die from pregnancy-related causes at nearly 3.5 times the rate of white women. That disparity holds across income, education, insurance status, and zip code. It is not ex