Bloodworks 101

BONUS EDITION "Not A Level Playing Field - The Impact of the Cord Blood Shortage on Black Americans: Dr. Christina Melief Bloodworks Bio" (S4 E16)

February 23, 2023
Bloodworks 101
BONUS EDITION "Not A Level Playing Field - The Impact of the Cord Blood Shortage on Black Americans: Dr. Christina Melief Bloodworks Bio" (S4 E16)
Show Notes

February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate acheivements of Black Americans but it also gives us a chance to look at the road ahead and what needs to be done. As Bloodworks 101 host John Yeager discovered, when it comes to mothers and babies in our Black community, a significant cord blood shortage today is making the playing field, anything but level. And as Dr. Christina Melief at Bloodworks Bio tells us, that impact may last decades.