Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2025

Abstract

In examining contemporary maternal healthcare inequity in clinical care delivery, we must study the critical role played by the legal institutions in creating and perpetuating this problem. Comprehensive systems within the United States require legal advocacy and judicial enforcement to take shape and maintain their structural integrity. Healthcare in this country is no different. Legal institutions helped form and further, both intentionally and inadvertently, the racial disparities that we currently battle. Legal history plays an integral role in understanding why racial disparities in maternal mortality persist. One way for legal professionals to contribute to the ongoing efforts to achieve maternal healthcare equity is to coordinate our efforts with clinical approaches and resources to create a cohesive legal and healthcare delivery model.

Publication Title

Annual Review of Law and Policy in Health and Social Work

Volume

2025

First Page

32

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