Despite long‐existing calls to address alarming racial/ethnic gaps in severe maternal
morbidity (SMM), research that considers the impact of intersecting social inequities on SMM …

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 …

Objective The study's objectives were to examine rates of severe maternal morbidity (SMM)
over a 10-year period and assess racial/ethnic disparities in SMM among insured women in …

For decades, Black mothers have been most likely to suffer the worst outcomes of
pregnancy, including death. Even though traditional individual level risk factors do not …

In this paper, we analyze detailed maternal and paternal race information in a 25-year time
series of birth record data to consider racial inequities in premature births experienced by …

Black birthing people are twice as likely to experience severe maternal morbidity (SMM) as
their white counterparts. Structural racism provides a framework for understanding root …

Abstract Background In Chicago, maternal morbidity and mortality is six times more likely
among Black birthing people than white, despite policy initiatives to promote maternal health …

Purpose Racial/ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity (SMM) are substantial, but
little is known about whether these disparities are changing over time or the role of maternal …

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 …

Background Historical mortgage redlining, a racially discriminatory policy designed to
uphold structural racism, may have played a role in producing the persistently elevated rate …