Maternal Mortality Among Black Women in Brazil: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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Authors

Gustavo Gonçalves dos Santos · Universidade de Ribeirão Preto

Anuli Njoku · Southern Connecticut State University

Reginaldo Roque Mafetoni · Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

Clara Fróes de Oliveira Sanfelice · Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

Ana Izabel Oliveira Nicolau · Universidade Federal do Ceará

Patrícia Wottrich Parenti · Universidade de São Paulo

Abstract

Maternal mortality among black women in Brazil reveals deep structural inequalities. Urgent public policies that incorporate an intersectional perspective, addressing race, gender, and class, are necessary to reduce disparities and ensure equitable and dignified maternal healthcare.

Topics & Keywords

Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare Global Maternal and Child Health Maternal and fetal healthcare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volume 23, Issue 1, pp. 94-94

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph23010094

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