Background Black infants die three times as often as white and Hispanic infants before their
first birthday in Milwaukee, WI. Prematurity is the major cause of infant mortality, and social …

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 …

Birthing disparities in the United States are racialized and consistently show that Black
women and Black birthing people face the highest risk. This article presents a historical …

Background: There are pervasive and documented disparities in maternal and infant
outcomes related to race and ethnicity. Critical awareness is growing in our current cultural …

African American infants die at higher rates and are at greater risk of adverse birth outcomes
than White infants in Milwaukee. Though self-reported experiences of racism have been …

The US spends more than any other developed country on health care, yet has the highest
rate of maternal mortality of these countries. While maternal mortality rates have been …

Background: The grim inequity that Black women and infants are more than twice as likely to
die during birth than their white counterparts is a public health crisis. Methods: Guided by …

Structural racism is woven in the fabric of our society, including our healthcare system. It
impacts health at every level, from bedside interactions of healthcare workers with patients …

Objective To report the domains of Black mothers' experiences with preterm infants in the
neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and to determine the frameworks used. Methods A …

Objectives: Long-standing racial disparities, particularly between White and Black women, in
maternal and birth outcomes necessitate an examination of the factors influencing these …