MedPage Today
November 18, 2025
A study led by Marie Boller, M.D., evaluates more than 30 million births and finds an increased risk for cesarean births for Black individuals compared with other racial and ethnic groups; she says: “There are many reasons why someone might come into a labor and delivery unit and need a cesarean delivery — it’s a critically important, life-saving procedure — but race is not one of them. These findings are cause for concern, because we know these disparities have no biological basis and are rooted in structural racism.”