The Columbia University Data Science Institute recently awarded a two-year grant to researchers who will explore why racial and ethnic disparities in pregnancy outcomes exist in the context of linguistic biases.
“There is a growing body of qualitative literature describing obstetric racism,” Veronica Barcelona, PhD, MSN, RN, assistant professor at Columbia University School of Nursing, said in the school’s February Research Roundup. “Black birthing people have reported experiences of lack of autonomy, poor communication and feeling unheard. Unfortunately, generating