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📣Almost 40% of Black mothers and birthing people experience Maternal Mental Health (MMH) conditions.
📣Compared to white women, Black women are twice as likely to experience MMH conditions but half as likely to receive treatment.
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📣Compared to white women, Black women are twice as likely to experience MMH conditions but half as likely to receive treatment.
mmhla.org/wp-content/upl…
#AIMART
#BMHW22
📣Black women are one of the most undertreated groups for depression in the U.S.
📣Over 50% cases of postpartum depression in women of color go unreported
#AIMART
#BMHW22
📣Over 50% cases of postpartum depression in women of color go unreported
#AIMART
#BMHW22
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
that increase the risk of MMH among Black women:
👉🏿Structural racism & intersectional systemic violence/oppression, including misogynoir
👉🏿Unemployment
👉🏿Exposure to violence
👉🏿Gaps in medical insurance
👉🏿Adverse Childhood Experiences
& more 👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿
that increase the risk of MMH among Black women:
👉🏿Structural racism & intersectional systemic violence/oppression, including misogynoir
👉🏿Unemployment
👉🏿Exposure to violence
👉🏿Gaps in medical insurance
👉🏿Adverse Childhood Experiences
& more 👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿
