Roundtable dialogue Friday to debate Black maternal well being

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – An vital dialogue is happening this week on Black maternal well being within the Silver State, and the neighborhood is invited to participate.

In recognition of Black Historical past Month, the Nevada Workplace of Minority Well being and Fairness (NOMHE) is internet hosting a digital roundtable dialogue with Nevada’s maternal well being professionals to debate the well being disaster impacting Black ladies in all places.

Particularly, leaders will focus on the state of Black maternal well being in the USA and the way it’s mirrored within the state, and the way households can advocate to enhance start outcomes.

The next statistics supplied by NOMHE supply a short snapshot of Black maternal well being:

• The USA has the best maternal mortality price of nations with technologically superior healthcare programs.

• In 2018, the U.S recorded 17 maternal deaths per 100,000 reside births. Black ladies are 2-3 instances extra prone to die from pregnancy-related causes than white, Hispanic, and Asian/Pacific Islander ladies.

• In 2020, Nevada’s Black, non-Hispanic ladies had the best pregnancy-associated dying ratio at 181.7 per 100,000 reside births and 24% of the pregnancy-associated deaths.

The roundtable is occurring Friday, February 18, 2022 from 1 to 2 p.m. To register for the occasion, click on right here.

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