Complex systems approaches have received increasing attention in public health because
reductionist approaches yield limited insights in the context of dynamic systems. Most …

Objectives Studies about racial disparities in infant mortality suggest that racial differences in
socioeconomic position (SEP) and maternal risk behaviors explain some, but not all, excess …

This paper has two objectives. First, we examine the Black–White disparity in the US infant
mortality rate (IMR) between 1995 and 2009, and explore the influence of socioeconomic …

Objective: We examined the association between county-level structural racism indicators
and the odds of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) in New York State. Design: We merged …

Racial and ethnic disparities exist in many areas of health care, but the magnitudes of these
disparities vary and are not fully understood. In women's health care, disparities in …

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 …

Objective The objective of this study is to determine the linkage between multidimensional
structural racism typologies and preterm birth (PTB), low birthweight (LBW), and small‐for …

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 …

Racial and ethnic disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality rates are an important
public health problem in the United States. Because racial and ethnic minorities are …

Abstract In the United States, racial disparities in adverse maternal health outcomes remain
a pressing issue, with Black women experiencing a 3–4 times higher risk of maternal …