Kiki Bourneuf, MSN, CNM, of Capital Region Midwifery, discusses health challenges facing minority women, including rising maternal mortality rates, during an interview on WTEN/News10.
From the interview:
Black women die at a rate three times higher than white women, around the time of childbirth, according to Kiki Bourneuf, MSN, CNM, a midwife with Capital Region Midwifery.
April is National Minority Health Month and NEWS10ABC spoke with Bourneuf for Women’s Health Wednesday to learn more about the health disparities minority women face along with minorities overall.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health say minorities experience higher rates of chronic diseases, a higher rate of premature death and a lower life expectancy compared to white people. Bourneuf tells NEWS10ABC, the factors surrounding these disparities include health care access problems, underlying health conditions, implicit bias, and a lack of minority health care providers who best understand the needs and concerns of minorities.
Click here to watch WTEN’s interview.
