Taiwo Owatemi comments on research showing black women are at a 40% higher risk of pregnancy loss

Taiwo Owatemi MP, Shadow Women and Equalities Minister, responding to research showing that black women are at a 40% higher risk of pregnancy loss than white women, said:

“The appalling entrenched inequality that leaves Black women at a much higher risk of pregnancy loss is a damning indictment of the Conservative government.

“For over a decade, ministers have failed to prioritise Black women’s health and failed to tackle the deep-seated structural inequalities in healthcare that are putting them at risk.

“While Labour has called for a national strategy to tackle health inequalities, with ministerial accountability and targets, the Conservatives have delayed a women’s health strategy for England and denied structural racial inequality even exists.

“The next Labour Government will treat Black, Asian and minority ethnic women with respect by bringing in a Race Equality Act to tackle structural racial inequality at source.”