The Lancet Voice - Roe v. Wade and Black maternal mortality in the USA

Roe v. Wade and Black maternal mortality in the USA

09/15/22 • 43 min

The amazing Prof. Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, Professor of Black Maternal Health at Tufts University School of Medicine, joins Gavin and Jessamy to discuss the widening mortality and morbidity gap affecting Black mothers in the USA, the prospects for maternal safety following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and how we can increase the diversity of NIH grant recipients.
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Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha: advancing maternal health justice
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The Lancet Voice - Roe v. Wade and Black maternal mortality in the USA

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Jessamy: Hello and welcome to The Lancet Voice. I'm Jessamy Bagnall, and I'm here with my co host Gavin Cleaver.

Gavin: Thanks, Jessamy. Today, we're very excited to be speakin