Since the World Health Organization launched its commission on the social determinants of
health (SDOH) over a decade ago, a large body of research has proven that social …

Objective During pregnancy and childbirth, vulnerable and disadvantaged women have
poorer outcomes, have less opportunities, face barriers in accessing care, and are at a …

Objectives. To examine associations between state-level variation in abortion-restricting
policies in 2015 and total maternal mortality (TMM), maternal mortality (MM), and late …

We use linked administrative data that combines the universe of California birth records,
hospitalizations, and death records with parental income from Internal Revenue Service tax …

Background This evaluation of doula care emerges at a time when maternal mortality in the
US outranks every country in the developed world. Study objectives were to: 1) examine …

Preterm delivery of low-birth weight infants is considered a leading cause of morbidity and
mortality among neonates. Various studies have reported a positive correlation between …

Communities of color and poor neighborhoods are disproportionately exposed to more air
pollution—a pattern known as environmental injustices. Environmental injustices increase …

The novel coronavirus pandemic has triggered numerous changes to the provision of
maternity care, many of which contradict the core tenants of what has come to be known as …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to discuss how racism and discrimination on
labor and delivery contribute to disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality, as well as …

Importance: Depression is one of the leading causes of disability in the United States.
Depression prevalence varies by income and sex, but more evidence is needed on the role …