Joseph Robinette Biden, Fact Sheet: Biden–Harris Administration Announces Initial Actions to Address the Black Maternal… (2021)
“ Quality, equitable health care is a right, not a privilege. The actions announced today are initial steps in the critical work this Administration will do to address our maternal mortality crisis, close disparities in maternal care and outcomes for all birthing people, and address the systemic racism that has allowed these inequities to exist. ”
Joseph Robinette Biden, Fact Sheet: Biden–Harris Administration Announces Initial Actions to Address the Black Maternal… (2021)
“ America’s maternal mortality rates are among the highest in the developed world, and they are especially high among Black women and Native American women— regardless of their income or education levels. ”
Joseph Robinette Biden, Fact Sheet: Biden–Harris Administration Announces Initial Actions to Address the Black Maternal… (2021)
“ RMOMS is designed to develop models and implement strategies that improve access to and continuity of maternal obstetrics care in rural communities, and will help improve maternal health outcomes for underserved rural mothers, including Black rural mothers. For the first time, applicants are required to focus on populations that have historically suffered from poorer health outcomes, health disparities, and other inequities. ”
