Black Maternal Health and Disparities in Birth Outcomes

Off the Charts: Examining the Health Equity Emergency

In maternal health, race matters. In the U.S., it’s evident in the statistics and disparities in maternal- and infant-health outcomes. HealthPartners is working to help reverse the trends of health inequities and close gaps in the disparities of birth outcomes with family-centered care, high reliability and health equity.

Dr. Corinne Brown-Robinson, the vice chair of the OB-GYN department and medical director of the ultrasound department at HealthPartners and medical co-chair of the Children’s Health Initiative, shares her personal and professional experiences with pregnancy and childbirth, national statistics that show disparities in birth outcomes for Black and Indigenous birthing people and trust’s role in the patient-provider partnership.

Hosts: Kari Haley, MD, and Steven Jackson, MD

Guest: Corinne Brown-Robinson, MD

HealthPartners website: Off the Charts podcast

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