Why are Black women far more likely to die in maternity? 

That was a very poor report on an issue that may be the result of a number of or combination of factors. One factor was chosen as the explanation - institutionalized racism - and not even one example was given of how that is manifested in the health care protocol followed in this context.

I am a GP. Thank you Channel 4 for highlighting this deplorable state of affairs but please focus on the United Kingdom 🇬🇧. The situation is no different here in the UK.

Channel 4. News you covered this 2 years ago, and the bbc covered this 3 years ago. Don't you think someone has proven this one way or another by now?

I would like to know if there has been any attempt to normalize to health status at the time of giving birth, particularly surrounding known risk factors like weight, blood pressure, diabetes etc etc. I don’t think these are equally distributed in the USA.

Why is this documentary not focused on the UK? We have the same issue? It’s so disappointing. I clicked based on the title to find that the subject is not on the UK.

Why America? No news in the UK?

It's because they're more likely to have other conditions & risk factors, including obesity.

I had no idea about this issue

Its always racism at what point does anyone have to take accountability for lifestyle choices?

This is very confused journalism. You need to be clear on whether you're talking about actual numbers or proportion of the population. You need to be clear about poverty, paying for healthcare, social class and education, before jumping to race as an explanation. Seriously C4. You're not American journalists. Your audience isn't exclusively American. So why is this nonsense acceptable?

He ? This item of the video with all due respect doesnt make sense. Why say ''black women'' when the item is about Afro-American women from the USA 🇺🇸 how do so called ''black women'' from let say Kenia, Colombia or Jamaica or Nigeria be related to this ? I think its better to change the title .

Bell ribeiro-addy thinks everything is racist so no surprise what conclusion she’s come to here 🙄

This isn't about medical bias or discrimination. This is about lifestyle choices and lack of awareness. This obsession with making everything about race is deeply antisocial and damaging. This is just 'the racism of the gaps', utter nonsense!

But they don't say the reason why?

Thank goodness we had a black OBGYN and pediatrician. Other staff was a mix of races and all treated us with the upmost respect. Numbers don’t lie, we must figure out what the heck is going on.

We don't care.... We are sick to death of hearing about em.

Channel 4 with all due respect why are you lot always focused on American issues. Is channel 4 not a British channel always implicily focused on so called ''race issues'' knowing very well you inviting typical ''racist trolls'' who spew there nonsense online

Do you know how many places in the US are OBGYN DESERTS meaning that most places black women live have only one doctor or they have to go to a different state for maternity care and have to pay out of pocket because their insurance only applies in the state they live. People love to blame black women for everything that happens in our communities but if proper treatment and education is not available to black women how do you expect any change instead of saying she’s probably an alcoholic or a drug addict maybe the same care that’s given to white women should be given to black women and other women of color the fact that anyone else who is not a person of color is blaming us for the lack of care and respect that we receive on a daily basis is messed up. To think all this doesn’t go back to slavery or racism is absolutely wrong. Do you know that it’s still taught in most medical textbooks that black people don’t feel pain like other races. We were medical tests subjects and guinea pigs up until till about the 60s and the 70s.But to say all the things we experienced in this country is a fault of our own or is a fault of our own lack of understanding and not this society in which we live in being messed up is atrocious behavior.

I'm sure obesity has a huge affect too

There need to be a thorough and intense investigation of this matter with immediate accountability for all those involved.

NO.

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She was so beautiful

Obesity

Yes & it's similar in the UK & other countries.

It’s down to their genetics and predisposition to obesity. Nothing to do with racism 😂

Yes, obviously it's institutional racism, and nothing to do with any systemic issues with education, and social welfare, etc

Because their not European?

#RIP ❤️

Shocking

Quick answer: because they make more babies.

should i cry a river? ‘its about pregnant black women not being HEARD OR SEEN’ lol like wtf kind of bullshit statement is that

I've never seen so many beautiful women in one news segment. It's awful that it's not about a celebration and instead is about injustice - this is racism impacting heath outcomes. I've personally as a UK felt that my mother's complaints of health (which are in hindsight vitamin and mineral related - leading to a sister with spino bifida), led directly to assuming I was a hypochondriac ("like my mother" - which she wasn't at all), that negatively affected my ability to deal with IBS throughout my life. Of which I've ended up curing myself anyway. Much like every other public sector job - I think we need more strict vetting and psychological evaluations to filter people out of these professions. Or a right to record EVERY interaction and keep a copy at both ends.

Worse in the UK

Because their vulva is no good?

Answer is: if you choose to not close your legs and have 14 children then yes... yes you are.