A Broken Healthcare System: Racism and Maternal Health | Dr. Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha | TEDxTufts

Dr. Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha is a maternal health scholar activist. Her research focuses on dismantling systems of oppression as it pertains to improving maternal health outcomes. As the leader of the largest research lab in the country focused on addressing the maternal health crisis, she is training the next generation of leaders while honoring her own experiences as a Black birthing person in America. Dr. Amutah-Onukagha is the Julia A. Okoro Professor of Black Maternal Health in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Her current research interests include maternal health disparities, reproductive health and social justice, infant mortality and HIV/AIDS in Black women. Dr. Amutah-Onukagha also serves as the inaugural Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Public Health and Professional Degree Programs.

[donnaalston]

Thank you for sharing your painful yet necessary testimony. Having been part of a Community Outreach Initiative I know only to well both on a professional and personal level that what you are saying IS ALL TO TRUE.THANK YOU, THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU AS WELL AS THE DEDICATED, COMPASSIONATE AND VISSIIONARY TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS THAT LIKE YOU ARE A
MAKING THE DREAM A REALITY !!!!@

[Adrienne-wvqo]

1 year later, and the comment section is empty. This is why what this speaker is talking about is going on; no one cares

[Narcissisticbehaviors]

So tired of being treat like a second class citizen. Why serve this country as a military veteran only to come home and be mistreated by everyone.