Death of Chaniece Wallace

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Chaniece Wallace (1990 − October 22, 2020),[1] a black woman and physician, died at 30 years of age from complications of pregnancy two days after giving birth. Her death is seen as preventable and is viewed in the context of high rates of maternal mortality in the United States, particularly among the African American population.[2] It is cited as an example in medical and scholarly publications to call for improved health outcomes in the black U.S. population.[3][4]

Wallace was a fourth year pediatric chief resident at the Indiana University School of Medicine[5] and was working at at the time of her death.[1] She died from complications after an emergency caesarean section in the setting of pre-eclampsia.[5] Hypertensive disease of pregnancy (from pre-eclampsia) with and kidney damage contributed to her death.[6] Wallace's death was honored at the 2020 meeting of American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists by a moment of silence.[6] She was a native of Alabama and completed her undergraduate and medical doctor degrees at the University of Alabama.[4]

Lindsey Carr, associate editor of Contemporary OB/GYN, commented that Wallace's death "highlights the glaring racial disparities in maternal mortality and morbidity for Black women in the U.S. The pregnancy-related mortality rate for Black women is 5.2 times higher than for white women, and the rates of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity are 3 to 4 times higher in Black women than in white women."[6]

See also[]

  • Implicit bias

References[]

  1. ^ a b Burke, Minyvonne (November 6, 2020). "Death of Black mother after birth of first child highlights racial disparities in maternal mortality". NBC News. Retrieved March 30, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Lane R (February 2021). "Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha: advancing maternal health justice". The Lancet. 397 (10274): 571. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00300-7. PMID 33581814. S2CID 231885226.
  3. ^ Andrews BL, Friedman Ross L (February 2021). "Black Women and Babies Matter". The American Journal of Bioethics. 21 (2): 93–95. doi:10.1080/15265161.2020.1861384. PMID 33534674. S2CID 231803661.
  4. ^ a b Givens R (February 2021). "One of Us". The New England Journal of Medicine. 384 (6): e18. doi:10.1056/NEJMpv2100228. PMID 33503341.
  5. ^ a b Tanne JH (November 2020). "US lags other rich nations in maternal health care". BMJ. 371: m4546. doi:10.1136/bmj.m4546. PMID 33219057. S2CID 227060820.
  6. ^ a b c Carr, Lyndsey (October 30, 2020). "Dr. Chaniece Wallace (1990-2020)". Contemporary OB/GYN. Retrieved March 30, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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