Interesting study, but I feel there are more social factors that play into this and need to be studied. I have 2 kids and I can't imagine raising them without 2 parents in the household. The infant mortality rate seems very correlated to having a 2 parent household (see link for data of 2 parent households by race). Now the black doctor vs. white doctor for a black baby mortality is very interesting and it would be interesting to know if it's actually a bias
by the white doctors or if black parents are less likely to trust a white doctor and ask questions (or something along those lines).
> if black parents are less likely to (trust a white doctor and ask questions)
So if the doctor were white the parents would ask less questions than with a black doctor. Hence asking fewer questions would increase mortality.
On the face of it this seems to make sense. If people don't see a doctor for what are unknown (to them) and possibly dangerous conditions, the babies wouldn't get help.
Tho that is true, it doesn't seem to explain this particular effect. From the article:
"The study found no statistically significant link between the risk of maternal mortality – which is also much higher for black and brown women – and the race of the mother’s doctor."
This may be related to training. A dearth of information on what symptoms look like on skin that's not pink to start with. A black doctor will at least have their own skin as educator and reference.
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> if black parents are less likely to (trust a white doctor and ask questions)
So if the doctor were white the parents would ask less questions than with a black doctor. Hence asking fewer questions would increase mortality.
On the face of it this seems to make sense. If people don't see a doctor for what are unknown (to them) and possibly dangerous conditions, the babies wouldn't get help.
https://www.heart.org/en/news/2019/02/20/why-are-black-women...
"The study found no statistically significant link between the risk of maternal mortality – which is also much higher for black and brown women – and the race of the mother’s doctor."