Serena Williams: A Case Study on Maternal Medicine

Women of color are more likely to be affected by the corrupt idea that race has any basis in science. But after many years, why aren't we correcting this? From birth complications to postpartum worries, women of color are treated differently than white patients. How does a racist history of systematic oppression still play into the myth that black patients are different from white patients, and what can we do to correct these wrong ideas?