BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Board of Supervisors proclaimed Might 2022 as Latina Maternal Well being Consciousness Month Tuesday morning.
Native well being officers mentioned Kern County has the best pregnancy-related mortality price in California.
Kern County additionally has the second highest toddler mortality within the state, second solely to San Luis Obispo County.
In keeping with the board, proclaiming Latina Maternal Well being Consciousness Month is a crucial step in addressing the rising maternal well being disaster right here at dwelling and all through the state.
“The purpose of this proclamation is to not solely educate the neighborhood of the disparities going through Latina ladies within the healthcare trade, but additionally to assist in giving Latinas the help they should insure they obtain ample healthcare each throughout and after being pregnant,” District 5 Supervisor Leticia Perez mentioned.
The board additionally heard from the household of Tracy Dominguez, who misplaced her daughter, Demi Dominguez, and untimely grandson Malakhi in 2019 attributable to Demi’s undiagnosed pre-eclampsia.
In keeping with Shopper Watchdog, the Dominguez household was essential in driving a latest change within the regulation, growing the cap on compensation in medical negligence instances.
