Morgan State University leads nationwide, federally funded research on maternal health disparities
Credit: The Baltimore Sun
Led by Morgan State University and supported by a $50 million federal grant designed to be paid out over five years, a coalition of colleges across the nation is researching maternal health disparities.
The Baltimore university will coordinate its efforts and those of 15 other schools, almost all of which serve a large percentage of minority students. They’re all working toward better understanding why mothers of color are put at a higher risk during pregnancy and childbirth than their white counterparts. Participating universities include the Morehouse School of Medicine, the Ohio State University and the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center.
Funding for the project was proposed by the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Congress’ Black Maternal Health Caucus helped secure the money. Half of Maryland’s eight congressmen, U.S. Reps. Steny Hoyer, Glenn Ivey, Jamie Raskin and David Trone, all Democrats, serve on the caucus, which championed the creation of the research network.
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