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MPs condemn failure to tackle ‘glaring’ racial inequalities in UK maternal health

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Monday, 17 April, 2023 - 23:01

Committee says too many black women receive treatment that falls short of acceptable standards

Ministers have failed to tackle “appalling” and “glaring” racial disparities in maternal health despite repeated promises, MPs have said, as they called for new targets to eliminate inequalities.

In a scathing report, the women and equalities committee said maternal death rates in deprived areas were on the rise, with women in the poorest areas about two and half times more likely to die in childbirth than those in the richest areas.

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‘I felt alone’: new UK play shows Black women’s experiences with breast cancer

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Monday, 17 April, 2023 - 10:26

Play highlights racial health inequalities in diagnosis, representation and care

Black women’s experiences with breast cancer will be put under the spotlight this month, in a play looking at six personal stories highlighting the racial health inequalities in diagnosis, representation and care.

Unseen Unheard: The Untold Breast Cancer Stories of Black Women in the UK is based on the experiences of five women who found support from the charity Black Women Rising , and the charity’s founder, Leanne Pero.