Black maternal health and well‐being has become a necessary focal point for health
researchers due to higher rates of maternal mortality and morbidity for Black women …

Background Perinatal quality improvement lacks valid tools to measure adverse hospital
experiences disproportionately impacting Black mothers and birthing people. Measuring …

A growing body of research on patients' and families' understanding and conceptualisation
of patient safety 1 2 begs the question of how and why we, in healthcare and the field of …

Gaslighting is a type of abuse aimed at making victims question their sanity as well as the
veracity and legitimacy of their own perspectives and feelings. In this article, we show how …

Aim To examine factors that influence intrapartum health outcomes among Black
childbearing persons, including cisgender women, transmasculine and gender‐diverse …

OBJECTIVE: To explore Black women's lived experiences of racism and the associated
effects on reproductive health decisions and the reproductive health care experience …

Abstract In the United States, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) experience
more adverse health outcomes and report mistreatment during pregnancy and birth care …

Abstract 'Medical iatrogenesis' was first defined by Illich as injuries 'done to patients by
ineffective, unsafe, and erroneous treatments'. Following Lokumage's original usage of the …

Background: Obstetric racism in healthcare encounters impact on access to quality maternal
healthcare for Black childbearing women yet remains underexplored in Canada …

PURPOSE We undertook a study to assess whether presence of community support
persons (CSPs), with no hospital affiliation or alignment, mitigates acts of obstetric racism …