One additional reason for misdiagnosis and missed diagnoses include lack of awareness. “Both patient and healthcare providers may have a limited knowledge of some of the symptomatology of cervical insufficiency – particularly in populations where it is infrequently diagnosed,” says Kecia Gaither, MD, MPH, MS, MBA, FACOG, double board-certified OB-GYN and in maternal fetal medicine, Director of Perinatal Services/Maternal Fetal Medicine at NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx. Just as more education is needed, particularly in underserved areas, so are more mainstream narratives of Black women who’ve been diagnosed with cervical insufficiency.
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