‘A call to action:’ Discussing maternal health disparities in Black women
December 7, 2023 Wayne Daren Schneiderman
Medical experts and elected officials discussing maternal health disparities facing Black expectant mothers. Photos: Wayne Daren Schneiderman/Brooklyn Eagle
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A 17-person panel featuring medical and legal experts, as well as elected officials, came together this past Friday morning at Brooklyn Law School for a roundtable discussion entitled “A Call to Action on Maternal Health Disparities” to discuss maternal health disparities facing Black expectant mothers.
The roundtable was hosted by the law school and Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, chair of the Kings County Democratic Party.
Main topics addressed were proper training of hospital staff and preventive medicine.