Spring 2027

Race in American Obstetrics & Gynecology

Surveys the history of race in American obstetrics and gynecology, examining how racial theories influenced field development and patient treatment, including contributions by Black and immigrant women.

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What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate understanding of how race informed the evolution of obstetrics and gynecology as a discipline

  • Describe the symbiotic relationship between slavery and obstetrics and gynecology and the contributions of enslaved women to key advances in the discipline

  • Discuss the contradictions between physicians’ beliefs in racial inferiority of Black and Irish women and the use of their bodies as medical exemplars

  • Describe how structural racism impacted disparities in reproductive health during the antebellum area and late 19th century

  • Demonstrate understanding of how historical stereotyping and treatment of Black women has led to institutionalized stereotyping in present-day obstetrics and gynecology

  • Describe the progression of racial/ethnic disparities in reproductive health from the antebellum era to the present day

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MED SC-M 810, 811, 812, and 813

OBS&GYN 917

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Survey the history of race in American obstetrics and gynecology. Gain understanding of how race and theories of racial difference informed the development of the field and justified the treatment of Black, indigenous and immigrant patients. Understand the vital contributions of Black enslaved women, other women of color, and Irish immigrants to obstetrics and gynecology. Make connections between racialized historical practices and contemporary norms in reproductive healthcare.

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Topics

  • The role of race and racial theories in the development of obstetrics and gynecology.
  • Contributions of Black enslaved women, women of color, and Irish immigrants to the field.
  • Connections between historical racialized practices and contemporary reproductive healthcare norms.
  • Structural racism and its impact on reproductive health disparities in the antebellum era and late 19th century.

Skills

  • Analyze how race informed the evolution of obstetrics and gynecology.
  • Explain the relationship between slavery and the development of obstetrics and gynecology.
  • Evaluate the impact of structural racism on historical reproductive health disparities.
  • Connect historical stereotypes to contemporary institutional biases in obstetrics.

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Recorded 2026-10-14

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