CDC: Percentage of Reported Mistreatment While Receiving Maternity Care by Ethnicity and Insurance Type

  1. Overall: 20%
  2. Black: 30%
  3. Hispanic: 29%
  4. Multiracial: 27%
  5. White: 19%
  6. American Indian
  7. Alaska Native
  8. Native Hawaiian
  9. and Pacific Islander: 18%
  10. Asian: 15%
  11. No insurance: 28%
  12. Public insurance: 26%
  13. Private insurance: 16%
Notes: Data from the Porter Novelli View Moms survey administered from April 24-30, 2023. Mistreatment included receiving no response to requests for help; being shouted at or scolded; not having their physical privacy protected; being threatened with withholding treatment or made to accept unwanted treatment.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, August 22, 2023 - https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2023/s0822-vs-maternity-mistreatment.html

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