Historical Primer on Obstetrics and Gynecology Health Inequities in America: A Narrative Review of Four Events.
| Autor: | Nnoli A; MultiCare Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates, MultiCare Health Systems, and the Tacoma Family Medicine Residency Program and Rural Family Medicine With Obstetrics, Tacoma, and the Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Obstetrics and gynecology [Obstet Gynecol] 2023 Oct 01; Vol. 142 (4), pp. 779-786. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 07. |
| DOI: | 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005331 |
| Abstrakt: | Four historical events provide context for racial injustices and inequities in medicine in the United States today: the invention of race as a social construct, enslavement in the Americas, the legal doctrine of Partus sequitur ventrem, and the American eugenics movement. This narrative review demonstrates how these race-based systems resulted in stereotypes, myths, and biases against Black individuals that contribute to health inequities today. Education on the effect of slavery in current health care outcomes may prevent false explanations for inequities based on stereotypes and biases. These historical events validate the need for medicine to move away from practicing race-based medicine and instead aim to understand the intersectionality of sex, race, and other social constructs in affecting the health of patients today. Competing Interests: Financial Disclosure The author did not report any potential conflicts of interest. (Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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