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Through evidence, data, and deeply personal maternal-health narratives, Monique Rainford traces systemic causes to generations of racism, including epigenetic effects and chronic environmental stress. The book pairs stark, gut-wrenching realities with practical guidance to help dismantle disparities and move toward a more equitable future for Black pregnant people.","[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nPraise for Pregnant While Black: Advancing Justice for Maternal Health in America  \n“The notorious perils for men in America of ‘driving while Black’ are well known; the parallel dangers to women in America of driving through a successful pregnancy while Black are far less so. With passion, compassion, and expertise, Monique Rainford exposes and explains this critical disparity, while offering the crucial guidance required to overcome it.”  \n—David L. Katz, MD, MPH, past president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and founder and former director of Yale University’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center  \n“Infused with thought-provoking narratives of real maternal-health experiences, this brilliant piece delves into the gut-wrenching facts that contribute to the Black maternal-health crisis across the nation. The strategies and solutions outlined in the text provide one with the insight needed to dismantle maternal-health disparities and inequities.”  \n—Wanda Irving, cofounder and chair of the board, Dr. Shalon’s Maternal Action Project  \n“Pregnant While Black is the beautiful and profound expansive work on Black maternal health that we’ve all been waiting for. The book guides us through heartbreaking personal stories using data and evidence to help readers understand the full devastating impact of this very American crisis. Dr. Rainford invites us in to work toward a more equitable and just future for Black pregnant people.”  \n—Dr. Uché Blackstock, physician, thought leader on bias and racism in healthcare, and founder of Advancing Health Equity  \n“In her engaging book, Pregnant While Black, the brilliant obstetrician, Dr. Monique Rainford, shows that American Black women of African descent have higher risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes than other women. Her powerful evidence shows that disheartening disparities suffered by Black pregnant women arise not so much from genetic inheritance but more from epigenetic predispositions as the result of generations of racism, inadequate diets, and chronic environmental stress. Nevertheless, Rainford offers encouraging hope for reversing these disparities over the next generation. A must-read for both men and women.”  \n—Kent Thornburg, PhD, M. Lowell Edwards Chair of Cardiovascular Research and professor of medicine, Oregon Health & Science University“Racial disparities still exist in America today, and nowhere is this more apparent than in medicine, where life and death are at stake. Perhaps most tragic are the increased risks seen in young and otherwise healthy pregnant Black women. Black women and their babies die at a higher rate than whites. The reasons underlying these disparities are not clear, nor are they fully explained by classic risk factors such as poverty, education, obesity, or substance abuse. This book explores the insidious roots of these disparities and uncovers the systemic causes. Dr. Rainford brings a unique perspective that allows her to see American medicine through several different lenses and in a way that no one else has been able to bring to life. Dr. Rainford is a Black obstetrician and mother who has seen women’s health from many sides. 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