Restrictive Policies and Healthcare Consolidation Fuel Black Maternal Health Crisis
May 11, 2025
May 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, May 11 (TNSres) -- A report from the Institute for Women's Policy research published in April 2025, "Birthing While Black: The Urgent Fight for Maternal Health Reform Series," authored by Dr. Martinique Free and Andrea Flynn, highlights the detrimental impact of restrictive reproductive health policies and increasing healthcare consolidation on Black maternal health outcomes in the United States. The brief argues that a confluence of factors over the past fifteen years . . .