For more than a century, substantial racial and ethnic inequities in perinatal health outcomes
have persisted despite technical clinical advances and changes in public health practice …

Profound inequities in maternal and infant outcomes based on race exist, and the maternal-
fetal medicine community has an important role in eliminating these disparities. Accurately …

While the biologic authenticity of race remains a contentious issue, the social significance of
race is indisputable. The chronic stress of racism and the social inequality it engenders may …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention define social determinants of health as “the
conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play” that can affect health …

Despite decades of investment and improvements in infant health in the United States,
efforts to ensure the health and well-being of birthing people, especially those from …

The disparity between blacks and whites in perinatal health ranges from a 2.3-fold excess
risk among black women for preterm delivery and infant mortality to a 4-fold excess risk …

Health inequities are not caused by personal failings or shortcomings within disadvantaged
groups, which can be erased with behavioral interventions. The scope of the problem is …

Attempts over decades have failed to eliminate the glaring inequity in birth outcomes
between Americans of different races. We propose broadening the approach to dealing with …

Why a Review of the Evidence Base for Interventions to Improve Reproductive and Perinatal
Health Outcomes? Over 2 decades ago, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released its …

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 …