Why Are Black Mothers Still Fighting to Survive Healthcare?

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/why-are-black-mothers-still-fighting-to-survive-healthcare-Episode Video Link: Dana Langford joins A Black Executive Perspective for a necessary conversation on Black maternal health, healthcare racism, policy failure, and why Black mothers are still fighting to be heard, protected, and treated like human beings.From preeclampsia and postpartum mental health to insurance reimbursement, obstetric deserts, provider bias, and culturally responsive care, this episode exposes the gap between awareness and action.This is a conversation about healthcare, but it is also about leadership, justice, community accountability, and the urgent responsibility to protect Black women.▶︎ In This Episode00:00 Why Black mothers are still at risk03:00 Dana Langford returns to BEP06:15 Why Black Maternal Health Week matters08:30 Why modern medicine still fails Black women15:30 Preeclampsia, postpartum health, and ignored symptoms22:30 Awareness is not the same as action27:00 Being treated as human in healthcare31:00 Policy, Medicaid, reimbursement, and obstetric deserts39:00 Misogynoir, representation, and Black women-centered care47:00 How to find providers who see and hear you53:00 Dana’s final message and Village of Healing58:00 Tony’s Tidbit and the L.E.S.S. call to action🔗 ResourcesLinks and resources mentioned in this episode:🔔 Listen and SubscribeListen to this episode and subscribe for future updatessubscribe to A Black Executive Perspective podcast onYouTube PodcastsApple PodcastsSpotify PodcastsAmazon MusicOther platforms or by searching "TonyTidbit"if you like what we're doing and would like to support us, here's some ways you can help us continue the uncomfortable conversations that drive changesubscribe to our newslettergive us up to a 5 star review on Apple Podcastsshare an episode with a friend, family member or colleague🗣️ Follow @ablackexecfollow us across social media @aBlackExecLinkedInInstagramFacebookYouTubeTwitterTikTokWhatsApp⭐️ Follow @TonyTidbitfollow Tony across social media @TonyTidbitTwitterLinkedInFacebookThis episode was produced by TonyTidbit ™ . Copyright © 2024 A BLACK EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced without prior written permission. For permissions, email [email protected] .