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# Philadelphia created American obstetrics. Black women were exploited from the start.
- URL: https://werd.io/philadelphia-created-american-obstetrics-black-women-were-exploited-from-the/
- Published: 2022-07-12T16:44:45.000Z
- Updated: 2022-07-12T16:44:45.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:23

“America’s maternal mortality crisis traces back to Philadelphia, home to the nation’s first delivery wards. From the start, Black people received unequal treatment and were exploited for science.”

\[[Link](https://www.inquirer.com/news/inq2/more-perfect-union-maternal-morbidity-philadelphia-medicine-history-racism-20220712.html)\]