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Miriam Zoila Perez Reflection

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Journal Entry # 6 Miriam Zoila Perez: How Racism harms pregnant women and what can help Miriam Zoila Perez brings up some interesting points with regards to maternal health and race. I was intrigued to hear of her experience as a doula at a public hospital in North Carolina where she observed firsthand how race impacted quality of treatment. The statistic she shared with regards to deep south infant mortality rates being on par with Sub-saharan Africa is absolutely staggering and sad. To me, it almost illustrates a long held cultural belief that minorities are still considered inferior to the Arian race and that

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