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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not a Black woman. But this message is to white women on how to be allies: just listen. Don’t chime in with your story of mistreatment.

Yes, it’s happening to women who aren’t WOC — but it’s far more prevalent, more systemic, more painful within communities of color, compounded by a frighteningly high mortality rate among Black moms regardless of income, education, age, weight, etc.

Listen and share.[/quote]

Sounds one sided. White people can complain too. [/quote]

This article is specially about how women of color experience shocking mistreatment at a much higher rate than non-WOC. How about not making this about white women?[/quote]

NP.  I'm a white woman and to an extent, some of those mistreatments happened to me (ignoring my requests, ignoring me for hours, etc.).  But I also had complications and had upwards of 20 medical people in the room with me at one point.

I think this article is missing the point, actually.  Medical mistreatment is not the same thing as poor outcomes, and I think Vox is doing a disservice to equate them.  Having another person with you, an advocate, is always a good idea.  But having a poor outcome is something else - the NYT article showing the difference in maternal outcomes was not about differences in treatment.  That's part of the picture but not the largest part.  [/quote]

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