<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/class/aas/news/archive/2025/black-maternal-health.php" dsn="news"><link>https://uh.edu/class/news/archive/2023/september/uh-researchers-unpacking-disparities-in-black-maternal-health/</link><featured/><top-stories>true</top-stories><pubDate>10/02/2023 03:36:47 PM</pubDate><title>UH researchers unpacking disparities in Black maternal health</title><subtitle/><description>Assistant Professor Neema Langa is spearheading new research into the living, working and social conditions that shape maternal health outcomes among Black women in the United States. Due to systemic disparities in access to health care and quality care received, Black women are the demographic most affected by this national healthcare crisis. </description><author/><image><img src="https://uh.edu/class/news/archive/2023/september/uh-researchers-unpacking-disparities-in-black-maternal-health/092623-neema-langa.jpg" alt="AAS "/></image><categories>African American Studies</categories></item>