Poor neighborhoods, health care barriers are factors for heart disease risk in Black mothers
- Written by Curisa M. Tucker, Assistant Professor of Nursing Science, University of South Carolina
The study examined more than 7 million births that occurred over 22 years.supersizer/E+ via Getty ImagesLiving in a disadvantaged neighborhood contributes to a rare form of heart failure known as peripartum cardiomyopathy, a potentially deadly disease that disproportionately affects Black mothers.
That’s the key finding of my recent study,...