Labor and delivery unit practices and racial and ethnic disparities in severe maternal and neonatal morbidity among nulliparous individuals with low-risk pregnancies - Takeaways - MDSpire

Labor and delivery unit practices and racial and ethnic disparities in severe maternal and neonatal morbidity among nulliparous individuals with low-risk pregnancies

  • By

  • Stephanie A Leonard

  • Xiao Xu

  • Shantay Davies-Balch

  • Elliott K Main

  • Brian T Bateman

  • David H Rehkopf

  • Henry C Lee

  • Jessica Illuzzi

  • Irogue Igbinosa

  • Ijeoma Iwekaogwu

  • Deirdre J Lyell

  • December 16, 2024

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    Racial and ethnic disparities in severe maternal and neonatal morbidity are linked to differences in labor and delivery unit practices across hospitals.

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    Data from 184 California hospitals showed that Black and Latino individuals had the lowest rates of births at lower-interventional hospitals.

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    Severe maternal and neonatal morbidity was most prevalent among American Indian and Alaska Native individuals in the study.

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    Counterfactual analyses indicated that if all births occurred at lower-interventional hospitals, disparities in outcomes would modestly increase.

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    The study highlights the need for identifying best practices to improve hospital quality and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health.

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Labor and delivery unit practices and racial and ethnic disparities in severe maternal and neonatal morbidity among nulliparous individuals with low-risk pregnancies

  • by Stephanie A Leonard, Xiao Xu, Shantay Davies-Balch, Elliott K Main, Brian T Bateman, David H Rehkopf, Henry C Lee, Jessica Illuzzi, Irogue Igbinosa, Ijeoma Iwekaogwu, Deirdre J Lyell

  • December 16, 2024

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