In this ecological study, we examined the associations between state-level income
inequality and pregnancy-related mortality among non-Hispanic (NH) black and NH white …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate factors associated with differential state maternal mortality ratios
and to quantitate the contribution of various demographic factors to such variation …

Background: Despite the previous long-term decline and a recent increase in maternal
mortality, detailed social inequalities in maternal mortality in the United States (US) have not …

Maternal mortality or pregnancy-related mortality provides one of the starkest examples of
women's health disparities. In the United States, black women are three to four times more …

During 2007–2016, black and American Indian/Alaska Native women had significantly more
pregnancy-related deaths per 100,000 births than did white, Hispanic, and Asian/Pacific …

OBJECTIVE: To quantitate the contribution of various demographic factors to the US
maternal mortality ratio. METHODS: This was a retrospective observational study. We …

Severe maternal morbidity (SMM) is 50 to 100 times more common than maternal death, and
has increased disproportionately among ethnic/racial minority women in the United States …

PURPOSE: African-American women have a 2-to 4-fold increased risk of pregnancy-related
death compared with Caucasian women. We conducted this study to determine if differences …

Racial and ethnic disparities in adverse birth outcomes have persistently been wide and
may be explained by individual and area-level factors. Our primary objective was to …

Objectives. We sought to measure overall disparities in pregnancy outcome, incorporating
data from the many race and ethnic groups that compose the US population, to improve …