Find interesting and well-researched posts on maternal health disparities affecting Black women written by Dr. Monique Rainford - the author of "Pregnant While Black".

You’re Pregnant; What do you do if you think something is wrong?
Monique Rainford Monique Rainford

You’re Pregnant; What do you do if you think something is wrong?

This was a very exciting time in Beth’s*[1] life.   She had gotten married a year earlier and was now in the third trimester of her first pregnancy.  As a health professional she knew she was at a slightly higher risk since she was over the age of thirty-five, but she felt she had a trustworthy OB/Gyn and that she was in good hands.


[1] * name changed

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If Healthcare for Women is Compromised...
Monique Rainford Monique Rainford

If Healthcare for Women is Compromised...

Last year, because of the Affordable Care Act I was able to provide essential preventative office healthcare for women. Some of the women had not had a pap smear for several years, and others never, due to lack of health insurance.  A few women required further intervention due to abnormalities diagnosed by screening but I knew they would be okay because it was discovered in time. If we hadn’t, it would be another story, a story I know too well.

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