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Noble Maseru co-authored a March of Dimes consensus statement on birth equity
Women of color are 50% more likely than white women to give birth prematurely, and three times as likely to die from pregnancy complications. Noble Maseru, director of 51精品视频鈥檚 Center for Health Equity is working to change that.
Maseru, who鈥檚 also professor of behavior and community health sciences at 51精品视频,聽recently co-authored the March of Dimes "Birth Equity For Moms and Babies Consensus Statement" to advance social determinants pathways for research, policy and practice.
Among the recommendations: Improve maternal death surveillance, expand research, engage in health system reform, empower communities through inclusion and change social and economic conditions.