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Moms of color can’t see if providers have a history of mistreatment. Why not?

Moms of color can’t see if providers have a history of mistreatment. Why not?

When Selam Solomon Caldwell and her husband learned she was pregnant last yr, the stakes for locating the appropriate OB-GYN felt high. Caldwell, a Black woman, had heard stories from family and friends of maternity care providers who ignored their requests or pressured them into cesarean sections without clear medical justification. As a relative newcomer […]