Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reparations: The Debt We Owe (and Continue to Accumulate)

Obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) is rife with exploitation and oppression of Black individuals and disparate health outcomes. We posit that racial disparities in OBGYN are fueled by racism and the racial wealth gap stemming from slavery, legal segregation, and institutionalized discrimination again...

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Autores principales: Swanson, Megan L., Whetstone, Sara, Illangasekare, Tushani, Autry, Amy (Meg)
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2021
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Perspective
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8170721/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34084987
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/heq.2021.0015
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description Obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) is rife with exploitation and oppression of Black individuals and disparate health outcomes. We posit that racial disparities in OBGYN are fueled by racism and the racial wealth gap stemming from slavery, legal segregation, and institutionalized discrimination against Black Americans. We believe reparations are not only morally requisite, but would also improve health outcomes for our patients. Supporting legislation to explore and remedy the harms of slavery and its legacy is critical to address systemic racism that results in disparate health outcomes.
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spelling pubmed-81707212021-06-02 Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reparations: The Debt We Owe (and Continue to Accumulate) Swanson, Megan L. Whetstone, Sara Illangasekare, Tushani Autry, Amy (Meg) Health Equity Perspective Obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) is rife with exploitation and oppression of Black individuals and disparate health outcomes. We posit that racial disparities in OBGYN are fueled by racism and the racial wealth gap stemming from slavery, legal segregation, and institutionalized discrimination against Black Americans. We believe reparations are not only morally requisite, but would also improve health outcomes for our patients. Supporting legislation to explore and remedy the harms of slavery and its legacy is critical to address systemic racism that results in disparate health outcomes. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2021-05-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8170721/ /pubmed/34084987 http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/heq.2021.0015 Text en © Megan L. Swanson et al., 2021; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This Open Access article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons License [CC-BY] (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reparations: The Debt We Owe (and Continue to Accumulate)
title Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reparations: The Debt We Owe (and Continue to Accumulate)
title_full Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reparations: The Debt We Owe (and Continue to Accumulate)
title_fullStr Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reparations: The Debt We Owe (and Continue to Accumulate)
title_full_unstemmed Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reparations: The Debt We Owe (and Continue to Accumulate)
title_short Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reparations: The Debt We Owe (and Continue to Accumulate)
title_sort obstetrics and gynecology and reparations: the debt we owe (and continue to accumulate)
topic Perspective
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8170721/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34084987
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/heq.2021.0015
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