Black Women Are 25% More Likely to Have a C-Section Than White Women

Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, double board certified OB-GYN and maternal fetal medicine specialist and director of Perinatal Services/Maternal Fetal Medicine at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx, agreed that comorbidities often influence C-section outcomes. Gaither wasn’t involved in the new report. “Is there a high concentration of obesity, hypertension, diabetes, substance abuse, [or] HIV?” Gaither questioned. “[It’s a] difficult question to answer.” Multifactorial issues, such as racism, bias, poor attention to the clinical status of postoperative Black women, or the quality of the health facility, could all impact health outcomes following a C-section delivery, Gaither said.

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