How Eugenics Shaped the U.S. Prenatal Care System – SAPIENS
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on August 29, 2023
Prominent White, male physicians and politicians helped put in place systems and policies to manage maternal health. While mainly intended to benefit White women, said systems and policies discredited or even criminalized “uncredentialed” midwifery. They especially targeted Black midwives. During and after enslavement, Black midwives played a fundamental role in women’s reproductive health, especially but not only in . . .
