Recent research shows that pregnant Black women are 25% more likely to undergo an unnecessary C-section compared to white women, and researchers are investigating the reasons behind this disparity.

A new report shows that Black women are 25% more likely to undergo a C-section than white women. The researchers suggest that implicit racial bias among providers may play a role and that there ...

A new report shows the state’s cesarean section rate for low-risk mothers is the second highest in the U.S.  A report ...

Cesarean sections to deliver babies are among the most common surgical procedures in U.S. hospitals. A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that Black women are almost 25 ...

September 12, 2024 Pregnant Black women are more likely to be given unscheduled C-sections than white women, study finds Researchers examined records of more than 993,000 women who gave birth in ...

The disparity emerged only when the operating rooms were empty. Then, 8 percent of healthy Black women wound up delivering by C-section compared with 4.8 percent of healthy white women.

Black women face higher C-section rates than white women at 1 in 5 hospitals, despite progress in other areas of maternal care. Learn what this means for equity. Skip to content. News; ...

A recent study shows that pregnant Black women are 25% more likely than white women to have cesarean section (C-section) deliveries. Business.

New research shows racial disparities in cesarean sections 01:33. Obstetricians are more likely to perform unnecessary operations on pregnant Black women, according to a large new study of ...

The average price of a C-section in 2020 was $17,103, ... The C-section rate for Black women declined 5.3% between 2018 and 2022, said Cathy Bennett, CEO of the organization.

Now a new study adds even more evidence of a wide racial gap in maternal care: Black mothers are having unnecessary cesarean sections in New Jersey at a much higher rate than Caucasian women, even ...

In Georgia, Adriana Smith, a brain-dead pregnant Black woman, was kept on life support due to state abortion restrictions. After giving birth prematur ...