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Tackling maternal deaths in black women
Racialised health inequalities in maternity care
BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r664 (Published 07 April 2025) Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r664
- C Albert Yeung, consultant in dental public health1,
- Karen Conduit-Turner, public health registrar specialty trainee year 42
- 1NHS Lanarkshire, Kirklands, Bothwell, UK
- 2Directorate of Public Health, NHS Tayside, King’s Cross, Dundee, UK
- albert.yeung{at}lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
The inequalities in outcomes for pregnant women and babies from black and Asian backgrounds have been improving, but they still persist in Scotland.1
A short life working group on racialised health inequalities in maternity care was established in Scotland in January 2023. It took a co-production approach, underpinned by data and evidence, and identified three key deliverables …
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