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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi there - I'm a 33 Black mom to be and worried about delivery.  I know the basics but I keep reading about Black women not being listened to in the hospital and our pain not being taken seriously.

Has anyone been through this?  What happened?  How did you handle?

Scared in DC[/quote]

I’ll try to be nice s I try to articulate my point.  Try not to see the world in black and white. No such thing as not being listened to because you are black. There are all kinds of personalities at the hospital and in life regardless of race. I am black but a first generation black and I think AA do themselves a disadvantage by always looking at the world this way. I’m not saying there aren’t ignorant people out there but at the same time that’s just people regardless of race. [/quote]
NP.  You need to educate yourself. Not only is there ample data of differing pain management recommendations due to race (one example: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4843483/) but this fact is well known enough that it is taught in at least some medical schools. Please stop promoting ignorance and anti-blackness. [/quote]

Wow anti blackness? How is she promoting that? She simply gave her view of the world. It doesn’t have to be yours but geeez you need to chill.[/quote]

It’s a view of the world that doesn’t believe in statistics. All the data shows that there is a statistically significant difference in how black women are treated.

Suggesting that we should pretend it doesn’t happen is the same as saying you don’t believe in climate change, and we do a disservice by focusing too much on the research.. After all, It’s going to be 70 degrees tomorrow - that’s not hot! What are you worried about?[/quote]

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