More than a third of Black women reported experiencing racism in the months leading up to delivery.

Prevalence of racism and responses to racism during the twelve months before delivery by race. Massachusetts. 2021.

More than a third of Black pregnant women reported experiencing racism before delivery.

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Note: Share of White women who reported physical symptoms due to treatment based on race is omitted due to small total numbers (<5).

Chart: Boston IndicatorsSource: Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Massachusetts Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) 2019-2021 Surveillance Report. Boston, MA; May 2023. Available at: https://www.mass.gov/doc/2019-2021-mass-prams-report-pdf/downloadGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper