Merging Parallel Lines

The recurring tragedy of injury and loss of life experienced by black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) has recently generated long overdue attention to the social disparities in our nation and in our health care system. For health care professionals whose practice is centered in the care of women, the higher rates of maternal infant morbidity and mortality among BIPOC and of chronic diseases in midlife and older racial and ethnic minority women is of particular concern. For hundreds of years, theories and investigations to explain the decreased life expectancy and poor health experienced by BIPOC proposed risk factors that were believed to be biologically and/or racially determined.
Source: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Quality Care for Women ’s Health Source Type: research